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[ad_1] Farmers under the auspices of Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Sunday, assured President Muhammadu Buhari, on the production of enough maize and availability for the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, MAAN, Dr Bello Abubakar Funtua, where the association disclosed that its target for the 2020 wet season […]
[ad_1] As part of efforts to overcome urban under-nutrition and to accelerate urban food system planning, more attention should be paid on improved urban food system governance, efficient wholesale marketing, safety regulation and enforcement. Other areas to pay serious attention to include; regional free trade, agricultural policy harmonisation, agricultural research focused on high-growth and high-value […]
[ad_1] Dead pigs • 2,450 Workers Rendered Jobless • PFAN Seeks Lifeline For Farmers As the Avian Swine Fever (ASF) continues to ravage Pig farms across the Southwest States, the Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has appealed to government and other relevant authorities to bail out farmers from this current predicament. […]
[ad_1] Okomu is one of Nigeria’s leading oil palm companies listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). It covers an area of 33, 112 hectares, of which 18, 879 hectares is currently planted with oil palm trees and 7,335 hectares with rubber trees. Billy Ghansah, its agricultural coordinator, believes that Nigeria’s palm oil production has […]
[ad_1] The people of Ila-Oragun have agreed to cede their land, housing the Mobile police training college to the Federal Government free of charge to pave way for development of the ancient community. Speaking at the Ajagunla Hall located inside Orangun’s Palace, Chief Paul Ogunrinade, the Ejemo of Ila, said those claiming compensation from the […]
[ad_1] THE umbrella body of farmers in Nigeria, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over stoppage of foreign exchange for fertilizer and food importation into the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Kankara, while reassuring Nigerians and government that there is […]
[ad_1] Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged youths in the state to take advantage of his administration’s agricultural drive to develop themselves and the state. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSS Integrated Farms Limited for the training of farmers in the state. […]
[ad_1] • Production falls from 300,000 to 245,000 metric tonnes • Low budgets, poor grading, others identified as factors • Researcher blames scrapping of cocoa boards Production of cocoa as cash crop has dropped due to inadequate financing, among other factors. This is despite that cocoa is the nation’s leading cash crop in terms of […]
[ad_1] A member of Global Farmer Network, Patience Egba-Koku, Thursday, said access to biotechnology is the key to food production in Africa. Speaking at the third day of the ongoing 2020 virtual summit of the African Green Revolution Forum, AGRF, in Kigali, Rwanda, on the effect of COVID -19 on agriculture in Nigeria, Koku said […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria not to allocate foreign exchange to importers of food and fertiliser. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the president gave a similar directive last year. Mr Buhari issued his latest directive at a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State […]
[ad_1] TWO persons have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in Icenyam village of Kadariko Olive in Keana Local Government of Nasarawa State while working in the farm. Available information on the killing is still sketchy as at the time of filing this report but the state police command has confirmed […]
[ad_1] The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has commenced the training of 100 youths in Bayelsa State in agriculture under the Sustainable Agriculture Development Training Scheme, SADTS. Flagging off the training in Yenagoa, the State capital yesterday, the Director General of NDE, Dr Nasiru Argungu, said the NDE was using the SADTS initiative to offer […]
[ad_1] World leaders on Wednesday discussed the status of food systems in Africa and the essence to build tough systems, to sustain agricultural activities in the continent. The discussion was held during a panel session at the ongoing African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda. During a plenary session featuring eminent leaders discussing the […]
DuPont Animal Nutrition, a DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) business unit, has announced a partnership with Proteon Pharmaceutics The technology has been tested in Europe and Asia and proven in terms of efficacy and stability. (Image source: Moon Bhuyan/Pexels) The partnership will bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers, helping to mitigate antimicrobial resistance […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has been called upon to ban or impose additional duty on the importation of egg powder (dehydrated and powdered eggs) to save the country from economic waste associated with the import valued at over $1 billion yearly. Egg powder is rich in vitamins, minerals, and is used in confectioneries such as […]