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[ad_1] Just like other forms of farming, aqua or fish farming urgently requires the attention of stakeholders to save it from total collapse. Our agric editor who has been monitoring the sub-sector reports that the outbreak of the COVID-19 has further threatened fish farming activities across the country. The fear in the sector now is […]
[ad_1] Pig farmers in Ogun State have called on the state government to come to their aid towards mitigating the loss incurred following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) which is currently ravaging the state. The farmers under the aegis of Ijebu North East Piggery Association who spoke to journalists on the outbreak of […]
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Granted, Colombian on-demand delivery startup Rappi accounted for a significant portion of the $1.4 billion total raised by agrifoodtech startups in 2019 with its record-breaking $1 billion Series […]
[ad_1] The chairman of the presidential fertilizer initiative, Muhammad Badaru, on Tuesday, said farmers are facing difficulties in accessing fertilizer due to suspension of urea production. Mr Badaru, who is also the governor of Jigawa State, in a press conference in Dutse, said the distribution networks encountered challenges because the production of the major raw […]
[ad_1] The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is considering farmers to own houses through their agricultural activities. Shehuri made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of the first virtual edition of the Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS), which is the 14th of its series. […]
UK agritech venture builder Roslin Technologies and Enterprise Singapore’s SEEDS Capital, an investment vehicle linked with the city-state’s government, have pumped $1.6 million into insect farming startup Protenga. Roslin Technologies is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, famous for breeding Dolly the Sheep – the world’s first cloned mammal. Part of the Protenga […]
Agricultural imaging and analytics firm Taranis has raised $30 million in a Series C round co-led by Vertex Growth — an affiliate of Singapore sovereign fund Temasek — and Orion Fund, a subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate, the Kuok Group. New backers joining the round included affiliates of two of the world’s largest semiconductor companies — […]
[ad_1] Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, has made seizure of some contrabands worth N171,001,782. The smuggled items include Cannabis, bags if fertilizers, Premium Motor Spirit, bales of used dresses, used tyres and several bags of parboiled imported rice. This was disclosed by the Comptroller of Customs, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Mrs Helen Ngozi. According to her, […]
US-based Farmers Business Network (FBN) is expanding to Australia after announcing the acquisition of local startup Farmsave. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though FBN co-founder Charles Baron confirmed to AFN that the Farmsave brand will be discontinued. All of the acquired company’s existing employees will remain in place as the new FBN […]
[ad_1] Farmers under the auspices of Edo State Concerned Farmers Association, on Monday, protested in Abuja over alleged misuse of the sum of ₦75 Billion Naira Agricultural Loans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration of Edo State. The group of Edo farmers led by comrade Afeiye Muhammed claimed that the loans were procured from the […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja said there were active weather systems currently observed over parts of Borno, Abuja, Kogi, Taraba and some parts of the southeast. According to the weather outlook, there are chances […]
[ad_1] MAIZE farmers in the country would anytime soon have cause to smile as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would intensify its support to them in order to meet up with the production of 12.5 million metric tons of maize in the country in the next 18 months. Head, Development […]
It’s one of the top agricultural producers, as well as having one of the world’s most urbanized populations. It’s a high-tech society with a reputation for innovation; but is also the driest place on Earth, where water is a rare and precious commodity and bushfires are an almost yearly occurrence. Given all this, you’d expect […]
[ad_1] The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have called for concerted global action to halt the spread of a deadly pig disease, African Swine Fever (ASF). The agencies called on countries and development partners to join forces to fight the disease through the […]
[ad_1] Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin, Director, Programme Development and Commercialization at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has called on African leaders to resist the temptation of overregulating products derived from New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs). Dr Okogbenin who spoke on re-directing plant breeding for speed and focus in Africa for food nutrition and security during […]