Edo Govt To Assist Farmers Get Investors
Farmers in Edo State have been assured of getting readymade markets for their yields as they prepare for the 2018 farming season.
Farmers in Edo State have been assured of getting readymade markets for their yields as they prepare for the 2018 farming season.
European Union: The Rivers Entrepreneur and Investor Forum of Nigeria (REIFN) says it has concluded plans with European Union (EU) to make Rivers State an agriculture –rich state like the Northern part of the country.
Sandy Soil: What is it exactly that makes a soil sandy? Experts identify sandy soils as those that have 18% clay and over 68% sand particles 100 cm into the soil.
Peaty soil is almost the exact opposite of chalky soil: the soil has an acidic nature and it has a much higher proportion of organic matter as a result. However, this also means that the soil has fewer nutrients than other types of soil.
Agric Programme: The Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, (NDBDA), says it has engaged over 300 youths in agricultural programmes to reduce unemployment in Rivers and Bayelsa States in 2017.
An animal breeder, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo on Monday said Genetically Modification Foods (GMOs) should not be an issue in Nigeria as there were presently no infrastructure for it.
Soils are aggregates or complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms. Soils supply plants with nutrients, most of which are held in place by particles of clay and organic matter (colloids).
Insurance Cover: The Federal Government is planning to increase insurance coverage for the agricultural sector from the current 500,000 farmers to 3.8 million farmers.
The Managing Director of Fortis Mobile Money Limited, Mr. Samuel Oladimeji, said the company has designed a unique method of funding agriculture.
How to start Dry Season Vegetable Farming Business, Dry season farming is crop production during the dry season when rain is no longer falling. In this type of farming you depend solely on water provided to farming through Dams,Boreholes, rivers. Over time, dry season has always been a challenging period for farmers because there are […]
Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, said the organisation was exploring insurance for livestock to reduce clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
Soya beans farming is another agribusiness that has the potential to make you fantastically rich. Soya bean or in the US parlance, soybean is a leguminous crop that originated from eastern Asia where it is an essential part of their diets, but was said to have been introduced to Ibadan, Nigeria in 1908. Nigeria has […]
Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has established a technological- driven Agricultural Market Information Centre to provide reliable and up-to-date one- stop data base of the agricultural market environment across the country.
No fewer than 10,000 youths in Katsina State will be enrolled in the Federal Government’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) to reduce unemployment in the state.
Tanzania’s Kagera region is adopting the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) model, Mr Obinna Okwelume, COL’s Communications Officer has said. COL’s L3F initiative empowers farming communities using open, distance and flexible learning. Okwelume, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that in implementing the model, the regional government would be utilising […]