Agric production, Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, adopt agribusiness and promote regional agricultural value chains as a vein for regional integration. This was the view of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission […]
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has appealed to the Federal Government to encourage flexible agricultural policies to boost cassava production in the country by 2017. Mr Segun Adewumi, the National President of the association, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Adewumi said that such […]
Soybean prices soared Tuesday while corn and wheat gained on dry South American weather and short covering following losses last week, according to analysts. Meanwhile, USDA reported a double-digit jump in yearly exports across the board. January soybeans soared 25 ¾ cents at $10.14 ¾ after dropping below $10 last week. March corn jumped 9 […]
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi, who had lived their lives as fishermen, are embracing farming, as a new occupation. They say it is helping them pick up the pieces of their lives after they were displaced from their ancestral home to Cameroon. Channels Television’s correspondent, Imani Odey, visited a farm at Akwa Ikot […]
President-elect Donald Trump and his team have created a new office in his administration to focus on the industrial sector. The newly created ‘White House National Trade Council’ will be responsible for policies to promote domestic manufacturing. The head of the office is Peter Navarro, a critic of China’s trade policies. In one book he […]
An egg market analyst says the global outbreaks of avian influenza could give US egg producers a much needed price boost. Brian Moscogiuri with Urner Barry says when the US lost 11 percent of its egg production other countries stepped in to fill that market opportunity. “We actually saw the European market benefit with prices […]
For Nigeria to put an end to importation of fish and other aquaculture produce, the Federal Government needs to lift restriction placed on all water bodies, especially underutilised Dams across the country, for easy access to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, recently disclosed that government is planning to open up […]
• Lagos Empowers 315 Women, Youth In Agric Value Chains The Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) said it has disbursed 73 per cent of the World Bank assisted funds to commercial farmers in the benefitting states, to help the country become one of the world’s food exporters again. Speaking during the 13th CADP (4TH RCADP) […]
In the bid to implement the Green Alternative Initiative programme of the Federal Government, and extend its services to other countries, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has announced the establishment of Centre of Excellence, in Shedda, Abuja. The Director General of NASC, Dr. […]
An Agriculture and Biotechnology expert has described as false the claim that the proliferation of genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will wipe out natural crops. Mr Yarama Ndirpaya, acting Director, Partnership and Linkages, Agricultural Research Institute of Nigeria, stated this an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The issue of GMO wiping […]
Making Millions From Snail Farming, Once upon a long time ago, not much was thought of snails and the financial gains that could be derived from breeding them. In those days, it was not uncommon to find Nigerians, young and old alike, going through bushes and wet vegetation, especially at dawn, to find snails for […]
At a time when the Federal Government is focusing on agriculture, in its diversification programme, former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has stated that Nigeria could overcome recession and food shortage and experience economic boom if it is fully committed to the growth of agriculture as an alternative to oil. In a […]
Ogun State civil servants are to be allocated land for agricultural purposes. Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, stated this while speaking to reporters during the visit of the Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Commodities and Production led by Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Dakingari. Amosun said the government took the decision as a way to improve food production, […]
The World Bank is set to boost women and youth involvement in farming with a $200 million grant. The new project, according to the Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) Task Team leader, World Bank, Dr Sheu Salau, has been submitted to the bank’s board for approval. Salau, who disclosed this on the sidelines of the […]
The soil is made up of air, water, decayed plant residue, organic matter, and minerals, such as sand, silt, and clay. Increasing soil organic matter typically improves soil health, as this organic matter affects several critical soil functions. Healthy soils are also porous, which allows air and water to move freely through them. This balance […]