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The Western Cape standing committee on Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning will meet the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on September 14 to continue its discussion on the submissions received regarding the region’s biodiversity The bill aims to achieve ecological sustainability. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Some of the objectives of the bill include the […]
Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services Ltd (Cropnuts) has launched AgViza, a disruptive AI-based soil testing and digital crop advisory service for smallholder farmers Soil testing services have been out of financial reach for smallholder farmers. (Image source: Cropnuts) Soil testing services have been out of reach for smallholder farmers due to financial constraints. This is proven […]
[ad_1] Ginger. Photo: HYGEIAHMO 5• Moves to close 34-million-tonne gap Data from Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture shows that despite being the third highest exporter of ginger globally, Nigeria’s production is put at 31 million tonnes, while demand is put at 65 million tonnes, leaving a gap of 34 million tonnes. While Nigeria accounts for more […]
[ad_1] Rice farming Federal and state governments have been urged to invest more in agriculture, especially in rice farming. According to some rice farmers from Jigawa and Katsina states, additional investments in the sector would lead to more employment generation for youths, particularly those living in rural areas. They added that same would help reduce […]
[ad_1] To further support Federal Government plans on localisation of farming products drive, Caraway Africa Nigeria Limited (an Olam Group Company, has renewed commitment to strongly drive backward integration in tomatoes production. The Vice President, Caraway Packaged Food last year, Prashant Thakur, said that the firm had concluded plans for local production of tomato paste […]
[ad_1] ***As Abdulrazak Hails New Initiative No less than 2, 000 Youths and with potential spin-offs of another 5, 000 would be first line beneficiaries of a new farm estate initiatives by the Kwara State government and federal government in Agbeyangi, Ilorin. This was revealed after it was learnt that the state government has set […]
Case IH’s Magnum AFS Connect tractor has performed successfully under local conditions in a series of field trials Since it arrived in South Africa, the Magnum AFS Connect 380 CVT tractor has completed approximately 600 hours of rigorous testing. (Image source: Case IH) AFS, the advanced farming systems, is the name of Case IH’s precision […]
[ad_1] A plan to plant six million trees in Oyo State has failed so far as a PREMIUM TIMES examination finds only a few hundreds of trees at the site. Nigeria’s bid to gradually reverse the impact of climate change by planting millions of trees has suffered a major setback after a government-funded afforestation programme […]
[ad_1] Mohammad Abubakar on Wednesday assumed duty over a week after his appointment. Nigeria’s new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, on Wednesday assumed duty officially at the ministry over a week after his predecessor Sabo Nanono was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. At the ministry, where Mr Abubakar addressed officials, he assured […]
[ad_1] A ‘value chain’ in agriculture identifies the set of actors and activities that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the field to final consumption, where at each stage value is added to the product. A value chain can be a vertical linking or a network between various independent business organisations and can […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – Citing the prevailing economic conditions and unfavourable regulatory frameworks, economic analysts at the financial, business and economic information hub – Proshareng, have warned the nation of an impending food crisis. According to a recently published review of the wheat value chain, the analysts explained that due to the disruption to vital supply chains, […]
[ad_1] “When you take away farming from a village man, what else do you leave him with? All we know is farming and this is our life,” a Katsina farmer tells PREMIUM TIMES. (This is the second part of a series on the impact of banditry on rural Katsina communities. Read the first part here). […]
[ad_1] Rice farmers and traders operating at the Ada Rice Irrigation Project in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State commended the efforts as the ultramodern market constructed by the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program –Phase One (ATASP-1) was commissioned and handed over to the community. Speaking during a brief hand-over ceremony, ATASP-1’s National Programme […]
[ad_1] The Edo State government has created a new department of Animal Husbandry Services in the state Ministry Agriculture and Natural Resources for effective service delivery in the state. Godwin Obaseki said during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Institute for Animal Science (NIAS) in Benin that the new department would ensure proper management of […]
[ad_1] Lagos State government, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has begun the rehabilitation of its coconut belt with a view to ensuring the sustainable production of coconut seedlings for the cultivation of no fewer than 10 million coconut trees by 2014. In a statement, yesterday, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola […]