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[ad_1] No fewer than 1,820 farmers benefit from the Khadimya for Justice and Development Anchor Borrower loan programme in Kebbi State.This was disclosed yesterday at a ceremony held weekend. The National Chairman of the Kadimya, Mallami Abubakar, said the aim of the programme was to assist farmers, most especially those that lost their farm produce.He […]
[ad_1] The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved 50 hectares of farmland for three international investors for the production of palm oil in the state. The parcel of land, according to the governor, is on lease to three new companies coming from Asia as part of efforts by the government to boost the state’s […]
[ad_1] Sterling Bank Plc has disclosed that this year’s Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) will hold from September 23rd to 24th, 2020, with the theme, ‘Fast Forward Agriculture: Exploiting The Next Revolution.’ The bank also said Mastercard Foundation, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and IDH as sponsors for the third edition of the summit. Other partners confirmed […]
Why are you in agribusiness? We run an out-grower scheme where we act as an aggregator from the farmers to off-takers. The off-takers tell us what they want and we get the farmers to plant what the off-takers want following their specific standards and specifications. Which crops are you aggregating? Currently, we plant thyme, Orange-Flesh […]
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has partnered with Vetsark Limited, a veterinary technology firm, to help reduce the losses livestock farmers in the country and in the continent suffer yearly to animal disease outbreak. Blessing Mene, Chief Executive Officer of Vetsark while speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Lagos […]
[ad_1] As Community, Stakeholders Seek Consistent Policy To Sustain Project After 34 years of abandonment, redundancy, and perceived reckless abuse of public funds, the Songhai Integrated Farm Project in Kpong Community, Khana Local Council Area of Rivers State, has finally come back to life. The rejuvenation of the farm, courtesy of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA), has not only […]
[ad_1] Agriculture was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before the discovery of crude oil. From 1960 to 1969, the sector accounted for an average of 57.0 per cent of GDP and generated 64.5 per cent of export earnings. From 1970 to the late 2000s, the sector’s contribution to GDP and export earnings steadily declined, because […]
Weeding in cassava is a tortuous and a back-breaking exercise that limits the ability of farmers to expand their cropped area. However, scientists working with the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have identified some postemergence herbicides that farmers can use during the growing period of cassava to […]
[ad_1] A former staff of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, now Chief Executive Officer of Flourish-Bentam Agro-Fish Nigeria Limited, Mr. Julius Egbedi, has told the Deputy Governor of the state, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, why he resigned from the state-owned oil commission. Speaking when Otuaro, accompanied by Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Julius Egbedi […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 5,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of maize from the National Strategic Grains Reserve to support the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) at a subsidised rate. The subsidised rate is N90,000 per MT, as against the current market price of N170, 000. This was conveyed to the Minster […]
[ad_1] Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, influenced by generally firmer demand and a weaker U.S dollar, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said. According to the Food Price Index report published on Thursday on the FAO webpage, average prices were 96.1 points in August, up […]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE, Ag. DIRECTOR-GENERAL/CEO, NATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NABDA), PROFESSOR ALEX AKPA AT THE VIRTUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POST COVID 19 INNOVATIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 3 2020 ORGANISED BY AGROBUSINESS TIMES WITH THE THEME: “AGGREGATING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS FOR FOODSECURITY”. PROTOCOL It’s a great privilege to present a Keynote Address in this […]
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$400mn global credit facility agreement for the Export Trading Group (ETG), integrated agricultural conglomerates in Africa Afreximbank’s facility will address major bottlenecks faced by African agricultural exporters. (Image source: John Lambeth/Pexels) The agreement will allow ETG to continue to play its vital role in the agri-foods supply […]
Vicente Zamudio Guzman takes up new role in early September. Top Seeds International is ready to enhance its offer to Mexican customers. Israel, 2 nd September 2020 – Vicente Zamudio Guzman has been appointed as Country Manager of Top Seeds Mexico, part of world-leading Israeli company Top Seeds International, which specializes in the research and […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – It is one year now that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari closed the country’s land borders as part of efforts to curtail smuggling and importation and also boost productivity of the Nigerian farmers. Stakeholders, in separate interviews with DAILY INDEPENDENT, said that the policy has positively impacted on farmers’ fortunes as […]