How to Grow Carrot or Carrot Farming, Carrots are very easy to grow as long as you appropriately prepare the soil before planting, your carrots will thrive in almost any climate. Carrot takes between 70 to 80 days mature. Choose a variety: There are varieties of carrots that contain several types, which farmers buy. Chantenay: […]
We live in an age of technological revolutions and breakthroughs across all sectors of the economy are deeply intertwined and complement each other. For instance, technology and agriculture have proven to go hand in hand, these innovative achievements are successfully being employed in the agricultural sector across Africa. The examples are rather vivid. In Benin, […]
TGI Group, the parent company of WACOT Limited, has disclosed that it intends to increase rice milling capacity in Nigeria to 500,000 metric tonnes per annum in the next few years. Speaking at the official opening of the WACOT Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, TGI’s Group Managing […]
Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to facilitate the yam export programme. Prof. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
To an average poultry farmer and producer of feeds in the North, the news that Olam, a company with massive investment in rice and other crops, is now also entering the poultry industry, is a cheering one but which has left some others quite uneasy. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Mr. Ade Adefeko, […]
Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to establish modern yam conditioning centres for yams meant for export. Prof. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Irtwange, who is also the […]
The Federal Government says it has commenced investigation to uncover the importers of three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from Cameroon. Recall that the Nigeria Customs Service on July 26 intercepted three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals in Calabar, Cross River State. […]
Releaf, a Nigerian-American based organisation has secured a $120,000 investment from Y Combinator, the world’s leading early startup investor, to upscale its solution in Nigeria. A press statement by the organization made available to Daily Trust said the initiative was launched by Nigerian Americans that have attended the likes of Yale, Duke, and MIT. Releaf […]
Farmers from the north-western states of the country have called on the Federal Government to review some of its agricultural policies and programmes with a view to encouraging commercial agriculture. The farmers spoke recently at the just concluded Northwest Farmers’ Forum and exhibition organised by a media organisation in collaboration with Kano State Ministry of […]
Adamawa Forum for Good Governance and Transparency in Trade has raised alarm over illegal smuggling of commodities along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa State, calling on Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to wake up to its responsibility. President of the forum, Maigari Yusuf, spoke of illegal import of large quantities of rice on large boats owned […]
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called an emergency meeting this Wednesday in South Africa of all countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Aid workers are concerned what this could mean for food security in the region, where a fall armyworm invasion and […]
Eritrea – Efforts to develop select potato seeds on the part of Halhale National Agricultural Research Institute (HNARI) are producing encouraging outcome, according to Mr. Musie Fekadu, Head of Bio-Technology at the Institute. He further explained that research conducted over the past three years by the Eritrean government in collaboration with partners has enabled the […]
Mango, one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics belong to the flowering plant family called Anacardiaceae. Research has shown the antioxidant compounds found in mango fruit can protect against colon, breast, leukaemia and prostate cancers. Mango is also one of several fruits that contain enzymes for breaking down protein. Mangoes are very low […]
The minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has frowned at how banks charge between 25 to 35 percent interest on farmers seeking for loan saying that the policy does not help in the development of agricultural activities in Nigeria. Ogbeh expressed his displeasure during the Federal Government and All Progressive Party Governor’s Forum parley on […]
The prices of staple foods in markets around Lagos metropolis are still high in spite of the fact that majority of the produce are within their harvesting period. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visit to some major markets in the metropolis on Friday showed that a bag of potatoes, cocoyam and maize sell for […]