Russia will start exporting beef, other meat, poultry, dairy products and eggs to Saudi Arabia after the food safety ministries of the two countries sign an agreement on Wednesday. “Deliveries of Russian products can begin as soon as exporters are included in the phytosanitary service of the Kingdom, which will be completed within a few […]
Many people living near the farms of the Philippi Horticultural Area depend on them for cheap or free vegetables. It is Saturday morning on St Thomas Street in Lavender Hill. Two barefoot children are fighting on the road while a man, apparently drunk, sways past. Then out of an open garage, Ralph Bouwers appears. He […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N40.2 billion for the resuscitation and completion of Kontagora/Auna Dam and Irrigation project in Niger as well as N226 million for pests control along 11 frontline states. The Ministers of Water Resources and Agriculture, Suleiman Adamu and Audu Ogbeh, respectively, said these were part of the Council’s […]
Buyers in Egypt are increasingly shifting their focus to Ukrainian corn on the possibility of lower premiums amid a growing harvest and sourcing smaller parcels to cover the months of December and January as Argentine corn stocks swell. Over the past year, Egypt has been purchasing corn from Argentina and Brazil due to their competitive […]
As the government continues to woo young people into agriculture, stakeholders in the sector has unveiled the ‘National Youth Manifesto on Agriculture for Nigeria’ to further boost confidence in food production and processing in the sector. The launch of the document was done at the 2nd National Youth Agric Festival on agribusiness in Abuja, where […]
Society for the Promotion of Human Rights, an NGO has urged the Federal Government to provide farm inputs and rural infrastructure to encourage farmers in the rural areas to boost their production. The President of the organisation Mr Williams Osaze, made the call in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Osaze also advised […]
President of Oyigbo Farmers’ Cooperative Union, Mr. Christian Duru has identified poor sales as a major challenge facing local farmers. Duru who spoke to newsmen on the side lines of the World Food Day celebration disclosed that there is enough food production, but for poor sales resulting from influx of food items from neighbouring states. […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, disclosed during the weekend in chat with the press in Abuja, that British Airways has offered to fly Nigerian yams to the United Kingdom in a bid to sustain the export of the produce. He insisted that there was no alternative to the exportation of agricultural produce as the…” […]
The Speaker, Benue Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, says the Anti-Open Grazing Law, which comes into effect in the state on Nov. 1, will be fully implemented and enforced. Ikyange gave the assurance on Tuesday when members of the Strict Movement against Ravages in Tiv Land (SMART-Land) visited him in Makurdi. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
The world’s second largest Palm oil producing country, Malaysia is expected to increase by 15.5 percent this year and will grow by 2.5 percent in 2018, the government said on Friday. Malaysian output is forecast to rise to 20 million tonnes this year and to 20.5 million tonnes in 2018 due to better yields…” The […]
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), has unveiled an agricultural plan called Comprehensive Local Agriculture Plan, C-LAP, that is set to create over 1 million jobs in the rural areas. This was disclosed during the official launch of C-LAP yesterday, in Abuja, by the Director, Projects and International Cooperation, C-LAP, Dr Tanay…” The […]
Alhaji Jamilu Ibrahim, the Chairman of Rice Farmers in Daura, Katsina State, has urged the Federal Government not to lift the ban on the importation of rice. Ibrahim told NAN after a meeting of Local Rice Farmers of Daura on Monday that there was the need for the government to maintain its stand on rice […]
The Federal Government yesterday assured that it would do everything humanly possible to reduce smuggling of poultry products to the barest minimum. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and relevant stakeholders would next week begin a raid of poultry markets across the […]
The World Bank says it has earmarked 52 million U.S. dollars for the construction of over 300 rural roads in Plateau, under its Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). Mr Tesfa Michael, the Head of RAAMP, said this on Monday in Jos during an assessment visit, in the lead-up to the project implementation. He […]
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Country Representatives from the 15 Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) nations converged at a regional meeting in Accra to deliberate on new approaches to reducing hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria and other member countries. FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Bukar Tijani, at the closing of […]