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Aquaponics startup Seed & Roe snags $15m, rebrands to Upward Farms

Fish and leafy greens may appear to be unlikely bedfellows. Not so much for Upward Farms. “The tech we use is a combo of aquaculture and hydroponics,” Jason Green, founder and CEO of the New York-based startup, told AFN. “By cultivating complete ecosystems with a strong microbiome, and leveraging the precision and control of indoor […]

Emir extols Kebbi tomatoes farming prospect

[ad_1] The Emir of Yauri, Dr. Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, has said Kebbi State will emerge the hub of tomatoes production in the country in view of the existence of the second largest fresh tomatoes processing company which eliminates the fear of post-harvest loss. Culinary products manufacturer, GBfoods, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

We’ve attained 92% in goats loan to women – Gov Badaru

[ad_1] Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says his government has recorded 92% success in its empowerment initiative involving giving out goats as soft loan to women in the state. Speaking in the BBC Hausa Service programme on a variety of issues affecting the state, he said while the loan in which women across […]

RIFAN pledges to crash price of local rice in Taraba

[ad_1] The Chairman of the committee for the sales of paddy rice in Taraba state, Mallam Rabiu Mamman, has said that the price of the commodity would soon crash following the release of 26,000 bags of paddy rice by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Taraba to millers. He said, in an interview with North-East […]

Abia attains self-sufficiency in rice production — FADAMA III coordinator

[ad_1]   Mrs. Ezinne Otuka, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), Abia State FADAMA III, says the state has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. Otuka who spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, attributed the success story to the agricultural reform programmes of the Abia Government. He said that the programmes encouraged the FADAMA User Groups (FUGs) and […]

CBN’s Maize Import Ban May Spell Doom For Poultry Farmers, Expert Warns

[ad_1] The Programme Director, Lagos Business School Agribusiness programme, Ikechukwu Kelikume,has warned that the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), banning the importation of maize may spell doom for poultry farmers across the country.  He said that poultry farmers are already beginning to cut down on production because of the high cost […]

Lady Ranchers Set To Move Livestock Value Chain To Next Level

[ad_1] Lady Ranchers, a group of women from different professional backgrounds have concluded on how to transform the way the livestock sector and its value chain will be handled henceforth in the country.  Aderoju Odunsi, President of the Lady Ranchers (Ikeja) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited gave the indication while speaking at the inauguration of the […]

How To Invest In Livestock Feed Raw Material

[ad_1] Livestock Feed manufacturing refers to the process of producing animal feed from raw agricultural products. The Fodder produced by manufacturing is formulated to meet specific animal nutrition requirements for different species of animals at different life stages.  Most livestock farmers have one major goal in mind, and that is raising healthy and fat livestock.  […]

Ogun NYSC SAED Farm Ready For Harvest

[ad_1] LAGOS  – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ogun Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) farm is ready to churn out and sell its products to the market.  Dr. Belinda Faniyi, the State Coordinator and the brain behind the farm at the Sagamu Orientation Camp, during a routine inspection of the farm, revealed that […]

Campbell’s Soup sells agrifoodtech fund investment in Acre to StepStone

Campbell’s Soup has sold its stake in Acre Venture Partners Fund I to private markets group StepStone in a secondary transaction. Campbell’s was the sole LP in the agrifoodtech fund, which includes investments in Farmers Business Network (FBN), Spoiler Alert, ImpactVision, and Evolve Biosystems. StepStone has also committed to investing in Acre’s second fund, which […]

Swine Fever: Association Seeks Compensation For Pig Farmers In Ogun

[ad_1] The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Ogun chapter, has appealed to the Federal and State  Governments to compensate Pig farmers, who lost their livestock due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.Its Secretary, Mr Ogunjimi Abiodun, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Thursday. […]

COVID-19: Nigerian govt flags off ‘agriculture for food, job plan’

[ad_1] Nigerian government has launched the Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP), a component of the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP). The plan is to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on farmers and the economy. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, during the official launch […]

Troops capture 8 bandits, rescue victims, cattle ― DHQ

[ad_1] The Defence Headquarters on Thursday disclosed that the Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity had captured 8 suspected armed bandits and recovered several rustled cattle during their separate operations within the North-West Geo-political zone of the country. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Acting Director, Defence Media […]

Nigeria Targets Processed Cocoa Exports With $10m Plant

[ad_1] Nigeria’s southeastern Cross River state is setting up a 4-billion naira ($10-million) cocoa-processing plant to start operations in August and target the export market, an official said. Cross River, which accounts for about 30% of Nigeria’s output, has negotiated with chocolate companies based in Italy to receive supplies from the grinder, Peter Egba, the […]

Why precision agriculture is essential in combating climate change

Editor’s note: Slava Mazai is the CEO of OneSoil, a Belarus-based startup that develops an AI-powered precision farming platform and is a member of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture hosted by the UN Food & Agriculture Organization. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own, and don’t necessarily reflect those of AFN. […]