Common Tomato Diseases, Tomato, pepper, eggplant and potato, popular garden crops in the Solanaceae family of plants, are susceptible to several diseases that can diminish or completely ruin harvests. Some of those diseases damage fruit, while others devastate the foliage. In all cases, plant health and vigor is negatively affected. Listed below are symptoms of […]
Hog cholera is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It affects pigs of all ages. The disease appears suddenly and spreads rapidly through direct or indirect contact with sick animals. The Common Pig Diseases, Symptoms, Prevention And Treatment
“Developing the Cross River State Cocoa Value Chain for Export” The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is set to address inadequacies and raise awareness of farmers on processing high-quality cocoa for export. Executive Director of NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, stated this in Ikom Local Council Area, Cross River State, during a two-day Cross River Cocoa […]
FAO Rekindles Food Sustainability In Northeast, The launch of the dry season farming in the Northeast states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), appears to be the right step in supporting the populations in the northeast who are faced with a food crisis.To say it is timely is to […]
The Ogun State government has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country, with the launch of the MITROS Rice processing factory and formal launch of the rice, in Asero, Abeokuta, the state capital, boosting the Federal Government’s dream of attaining food sufficiency in the area of rice production. At the launch, graced by […]
Fishery Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri is the Minister of State for Agriculture. During the just concluded 10th Ministerial Conference of the Fisheries Committee of the West Central Gulf of Guinea in Abuja, he told Daily Trust on Sunday that Nigeria’s biggest problem was the smuggling activities along the border with Benin Republic. You said Nigeria […]
Budget: New Agric Projects To Gulp N21.9bn, New projects at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) headquarters, its parastatals, agencies and colleges are expected to gulp N21.9 billion out of the total allocation of N98.125 billion assigned to the ministry. This amount is, however, not inclusive of projects already ongoing at the […]
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has disbursed over N1.4 billion in Kogi State since inception in 1972.BOA Managing Director Kabir Muhammed Adamu made this known during the inauguration of its branch in Okene, Kogi Central.
Kogi State will work hard to generate at least 15 percent of its income from the agricultural sector in 2018, Governor Yahaya Bello has said.
decision support tools, Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world met with policymakers in Tanzania, under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues to the agronomy of cassava. The meeting, held from December 11 to 15, […]
Third Nutritious Food Fair, Women have been identified as major players in addressing malnutrition in Nigeria and unless they are trained to make nutrition-sensitive decisions, malnutrition cannot be eradicated in the country. The Country Manager of HarvestPlus Nigeria, Dr Paul Ilona, who disclosed this during the third edition of the Nutritious Food Fair (NFF) at […]
Common Maize Diseases, Symptoms And Treatment. Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) known in many countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric time The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable […]
Common Fish Diseases Symptoms, Bacterial Infections: Inactivity, loss of color, frayed fins, bloated body, cloudy eyes, open sores, abscesses, red streaks throughout body, reddening or inflammation of the skin, fins or internal organs, bulging eyes, difficulty breathing. Fungal Infections (often secondary to another type of illness):Erratic swimming, darting, scratching, visible cotton-like tufts on skin, eyes, […]
Leading voice in the agriculture sector, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) has stressed the need for the urgent passage of the seed and fertilizer bills by the National Assembly. He said that if the seed bill passed into law it would be embedded with provisions to ensure an increase in private sector participation, protection of farmers and […]
Start Rice Farming Business In Nigeria Or Africa, Rice is the world’s second most important cereal crop after maize, based on the volume of production. According to data gathered by statista, about 480.3 million tonnes of rice is produced yearly, with China leading the pack with a yearly production rate of 206.51 million tonnes of […]