Russia’s agriculture minister has told his Moroccan counterpart that he expects the country to cut its import tax to 30% by the end of 2018 as Russia looks to develop new export markets, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture said. Morocco hiked its wheat import tax to 135% on May 11, and its rate for preferential […]
ASIAN flour millers are expected to seek rare wheat shipments from Argentina in coming months as a second year of drought in traditional supplier Australia curbs supplies. At present, Asian wheat importers, including the world’s biggest buyer Indonesia, are buying most of their wheat from the Black Sea region. But Russia and Ukraine are expected […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Agro Nigeria, the Pan-African Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Organization, Mr. Richard Mark Mbaram, said that African countries need to do more to share knowledge and information on agriculture if they stimulate the continent's economic growth, Speaking in Lagos, Mbaram said that information about agriculture is critical to improving food […]
MECHANISATION in rice production is cardinal in boosting yields in the wake of increased demand for the commodity, the Rice Federation of Zambia says. Association secretary Lubinda Mubuyaeta said in an interview that equipping farmers with better machinery will increase productivity. Mr Mubuyaeta said with the change in lifestyle, most people have incorporated rice as […]
Wells Hosa Green House Farms Limited in Benin City, the capital of Edo, opened its own farm. In this interview, managing director Bright Okunbor, a graduate of Crop Science from the University of Benin, tells OKWY IROEGBU-CHIKEZIE why the farm exports fresh tomatoes, how it will satisfy the local market and boost local content. deepen […]
The Philippines lost a total of 250,730 tonnes of paddy rice due to the strong typhoon that hit its northern provinces over the weekend, according to initial official estimates, exceeding a worst-case forecast by 60 percent. A man trapped in raging flood waters caused by Typhoon Mangkhut is pictured before his rescue in Tarlac, Philippines, […]
It is no secret that global wheat production will fall this year due to unfavorable weather across the European Union, Black Sea—Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine—and Australia. However, government policies are further constraining the global wheat supply, increasing costs and uncertainty for global wheat buyers. Currently, there are two countries that have changed their export policies—Argentina […]
Asian flour millers are expected to seek rare wheat shipments from Argentina in coming months as a second year of drought in traditional supplier Australia curbs supplies. At present, Asian wheat importers, including the world’s biggest buyer Indonesia, are buying most of their wheat from the Black Sea region. But Russia and Ukraine are expected […]
tomatoes The cleaning season is here, and farmers consider the loss instead of reaping the fruits of their labor. Charles Madoubooke writes about the situation and the way forward. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that, according to forecasts, in 2018, economic growth will reach 2% growth, provided that sustainable growth in agriculture continues. […]
Potentials of sweet potatoes in the areas of food security, poverty alleviation and job creation are often underestimated. FEMI IBIROGBA writes about how to cultivate the harvest of roots and tubers commercially to create jobs and ensure food security, among others. You are thinking about going to agriculture, but do not know which way to […]
The Egyptian state buyer GASC purchased 11.5 KMT of sunflower oil and 20 KMT soybean oil in a tender held on September 13, 2018, reports UkrAgroConsult. According to market participants, the sunflower oil was bought from Aston (11.5 KMT at a price of USD 736,00/MT) and the soybean oil was bought from Watanya/Cargill (20 KMT […]
The professor of agricultural economics, Dr. Jude Nwaru, recommended that efforts be made to use the potential of small-scale farming to reduce poverty in Nigeria. He also recommended reducing the existing shortcomings in the efficiency and productivity of farms, saying that this would allow farmers to increase their incomes, income and profitability, which ultimately lead […]
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a concession of 20 of its 33 silos for private sector operators due to N6 billion. This was reported by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbe, when he informed the correspondents of the State House about the results of the meeting of the federal executive […]
Poultry consumption in Vietnam, India, Indonesia and the Philippines (VIIP) has outperformed global growth in the past five years and is expected to continue growing through 2022, according to Rabobank’s industry report “Foodservice is the new growth driver” launched yesterday. The report found the growing demand for poultry is primarily driven by its relatively lower […]
The rice crisis has shown the inability of the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize the rice supply. Thus, the NFA should be abolished. ’We don’t need the NFA anymore,’’ Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Friday even as President Duterte still has to announce the replacement of beleaguered NFA chief Jason Aquino. Gatchalian said the NFA […]