Animals Antibiotics Misuse, Project Director Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase II (CAVA II), Prof. Kolawole Adebayo, has warned against the misuse of antibiotics in livestock, saying it can also make humans resistant to drugs. The food and agriculture industry is relying on antibiotics to secure the supply of food and income to farmers. However, […]
The President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Alhaji Sani Dangote, has urged the government to encourage accreditation of private laboratories to allow Nigeria to export tested foods . (food testing facilities) He said Nigeria has a limited number of food laboratories. Addressing a press conference in Lagos, Dangote said the accreditation became necessary in view of […]
President Trump will express support during a speech to the largest U.S. farm group today for a dramatic expansion of high-speed internet service in rural America. The strategy will be a springboard for economic growth for a segment of the population dogged by lower wages and higher poverty rates than the rest of the nation, […]
Ogun Invests N4b In Rice, The Ogun State Government has invested N4billion to boost rice production. Agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Adepeju Adebajo, made this known in a statement. She said the government was ready to develop areas of high-quality rice products, using high technology. She said the government is focusing on researching high-quality rice varieties and […]
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria(NCAN) National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sotonye Anga, has canvassed increased spread of Export Processing Zones to replicate the impacts the initiative has had in states they have been situated. According to him, (Cashew Association) the EPZs have attracted so much in collective capital investments as tax holidays to make it more […]
Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into A Nationwide Database, Do you check your rain gauge every day? Then here’s a feel-good job for you: Be a precipitation reporter for a national network called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network – CoCoRaHS for short. This network of rain, hail, and snow observers is now 20,000 strong, […]
Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before. According to data published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), consumers are expected to eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilo) of red meat and poultry this year, up from 216.9 pounds per person in 2017. That will surpass the previous record of 221.9 […]
China’s largest pig farming companies and new entrants are racing to build vast, modern hog farms in the north-eastern cornbelt, expanding the world’s biggest pork market and upending traditional trade flows in meat and grain. China Pig Farmers At least eight listed companies have announced or confirmed plans to produce around 17 million pigs annually in […]
Poultry Bird Flu, Nigeria was the first African country to experience a known outbreak of bird flu in 2006 which could not be fully contained until 2008. H5N1, popularly known as bird flu is the most infectious and dangerous strain of avian influenza virus. The virus which emerged from the Asian continent in the 1980s […]
Rain-Fed Farming Practises, Water is one of the most essential resources needed for plant growth. When plants have adequate water, they can absorb nutrients from the soil and produce high yield crops. In Nigeria, rain is the natural source of water that most farmers depend on. This implies that farming activities are limited to the […]
Common Poultry diseases are no doubt one of the major challenges facing the poultry farming business industry in Nigeria. There have been many cases where farmers lost several thousands of dollars’ worth of investments due to sudden poultry disease outbreak. Common poultry diseases are caused by Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi. Apart from this, improper […]
Crab Farming Business, Scylla serrata is the common mudcrab occurring in the estuarine and mangrove areas and is commonly called as “red crab” and it prefers to live in low saline waters. Male crabs of S. serrata grow to 700 to 800 gm at the maximum The export size of the crab is 500 g […]
The Lagos State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) is helping to achieve the World Bank’s twin goals of ending poverty and boosting prosperity by creating new agric entrepreneurs. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Nurudeen Adekunle, a Physiology Graduate, has been searching for jobs without any success until he saw the advert of the Lagos State Commercial Agriculture […]
Killer Herdsmen Deserve Maximum Punishment, President Muhammadu Buhari has described herdsmen who murdered over 50 persons in Benue communities a few days ago as criminals. Buhari spoke yesterday through his representative and Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazzau (rtd), during a condolence visit to Governor Samuel Ortom at Government House, Makurdi. He said he […]
It was one of the states hit recently by killings. (Kaduna Killings) Many believed President Muhammadu Buhari would seize the opportunity offered by the visit to voice government’s concern and allay people’s fears. They were disappointed. Buhari yesterday commissioned 10 coaches and two locomotives and the Kaduna Inland Dry Port. Parts of the country witnessed […]