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[ad_1] Wheat is the only grain that is yet to record significant progress since 2011, with many farmers now going out of production. Despite being high in demand, successive administrations in Nigeria failed to improve its production, prompting some farmers to call it “political crop” because they believe its neglect is political; not economical. Statistics […]
[ad_1] The cultivation of eggplant, popularly known in Nigeria as garden egg, is gradually becoming more interesting and lucrative because the population of its consumers continues to grow. Growers of garden egg now believe it can largely be done for economic purposes unlike before when it was largely cultivated for domestic consumption. Many believe garden […]
[ad_1] The number of undernourished people in the world has increased by more than 60 million people since 2014, a report by key United Nations agencies has said. According to the report, “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World,” published on Monday, tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished […]
[ad_1] Farming beneficiaries of the Yobe State Fertilizers and Tractors distribution have hailed Governor Maimala Buni led administration for the agricultural intervention and other support. All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Women’s Wing spokesperson, Hajja Kyallu Isa made the commendation while speaking to Daily Independent in Damaturu on Tuesday. According to her “we wish to […]
Editor’s note: Gabe Sheets-Poling is senior vice president and head of pricing and global markets at Indigo Agriculture, in Boston, US. This article represents the views of the author and not necessarily those of AFN. Understanding the challenge in grain marketing requires us to first understand why farmers get into the industry. Quite simply: farmers […]
Singaporean agrifoodtech startups may have secured the most funding overall last year, as highlighted by AgFunder’s recently released ASEAN Agrifoodtech Investment Report. But take one large outlier in the city-state — retail tech provider Trax’s $100 million Series D round — out of the equation, and Indonesian agrifoodtech startups raised more, with $165 million invested […]
[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all athorised dealers to discontinue the processing of Form M for the importation of maize with immediate effect. The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, the Director of Trade and Exchange Department of the apex bank in Abuja. Form M […]
[ad_1] Nigeria has produced more rice in the last five years than at any other time since the return of democracy in 1999, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows. The FAO data shows that between 2014 and 2019, Nigeria maintained top spot among rice producers in Africa. Between 2014 and […]
[ad_1] A day after a PREMIUM TIMES report showed that Nigeria’s maize importation failed to decline in two years despite farmers saying they can meet local demand, the Central Bank of Nigeria has stopped the issuance of forex for the importation of the cereal. The CBN made this known on Monday in a circular signed […]
[ad_1] Nigerian music star, Innocent Idibia aka 2baba, on Monday formally unveiled Innobia Cooperatives Organisation (Innobia Allied Ltd), his agro-allied business concern. The singer’s manager, Efe Omorogbe, who revealed this on Monday, said the business is headquartered in Nigeria and will have branches in Israel and the United Kingdom. During a live chat with the […]
[ad_1] No fewer than 100 cocoa farmers in Isua-Akoko, on Monday, benefitted from the 20,000 free hybrid cocoa seedlings, donated by the Ondo State government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution exercise was the core target of the Cocoa Revolution Project of the Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration to the farmers in […]
Google will invest ₹750 billion ($10 billion) in India over the next five to seven years to accelerate the country’s adoption of digital technologies in areas such as agriculture, education, and health. The Google for India Digitization Fund was unveiled by the US tech giant’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, during an online event earlier today. Acknowledging […]
GROW, the Southeast Asian agrifood tech accelerator backed by AgFunder, today introduces the 12 startups from across Asia Pacific that will join Singapore Food Bowl – its unique program aimed at building a more resilient, sustainable, and decentralized agrifood ecosystem in the wake of Covid-19. The pandemic has severely impacted global supply chains, shining a […]
[ad_1] Farmers and agronomists in Nigeria have condemned lopsided and frivolous interventions in the agricultural sector while they also demand that such interventions should be channeled towards value chain development. The post Farmers demand value chain schemes, condemn lopsided interventions appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News . Read Original Report Here By The Guardian […]
[ad_1] The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria has distributed hybrid goats to 3,400 households in Borno State to restore their means of likelihood. The Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria, Al-Hassan Cisse, disclosed that the goats were distributed to the farmers to restore their means of livelihood after […]