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[ad_1] As hoteliers in Lagos State, on the platform of Hotel Owners and Managers Association of Lagos, HOMAL, call for the release of reopening protocols to enable members to go back to business, farmers are counting their losses to the continued closure of the sector over COVID-19. General Manager of Tuns Farms, Osogbo, Osun State, […]
[ad_1] PricewaterhouseCoopers, a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to make available more palliatives for farmers in the country to mitigate the effect of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. PwC, in its recently released publication titled: “Responding to the Impact of COVID-19 on […]
[ad_1] The Special Adviser to Gov. Samuel Ortom on Information and Orientation, Mr James Uloko, has called on Benue farmers to embrace mechanised farming. Uloko made the call on Tuesday in Makurdi during the distribution of maize and other farm inputs to 1,738 farmers organised by Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) in conjunction with Central […]
Major seed and ag chemicals provider Syngenta is adding another initiative to the ongoing list of corporate sustainability commitments sweeping big food and big agribusiness after the results of a farmer survey revealed deep concerns about the impact of climate change. The announcement also happens to come on the heels of 2020’s Pollinator Week. Through […]
[ad_1] The Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday that Air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki at Kasuwan Ango Community in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State have resulted in the disruption of the activities of a group of armed bandits including two foreigners operating in the area. The successful […]
[ad_1] The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a $200 million syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors. The facility seeks to help African countries address some of the economic impacts […]
[ad_1] Gombe state chapter of the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has decried the non-release of fund allocated for SWOFON in the 2020 state budget. The lamentation was made on Monday by the leadership of SWOFON while Addressing a press conference in Gombe through its chairperson, Mrs Airudia Mamman who said that […]
AgFunder has just the ASEAN Agrifoodtech Investment Report 2020, its first-ever analysis of agtech and foodtech startup funding in Southeast Asia. The report can be downloaded here. [Disclosure: AgFunder is the parent company of AFN.] A total of $423 million was invested into Southeast Asian agrifoodtech startups in 2019, across 99 deals. Reflecting the fact […]
[ad_1] The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Monday alleged that Abia State has changed from Gods Own State to Miyetti Allah owned cattle market. In a statement, titled: “Finally the reason why they initiated Operation Python Dance and proscription of IPOB become very clear.” made available to newsmen through IPOB’s […]
[ad_1] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the Federal Government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural financing in the country. Nanono said that about 2.4 million farmers were targeted to benefit from the interest free facility, designed to encourage application of modern technologies in rice […]
[ad_1] POULTRY farmers in Nigeria have decried the scarcity and continuous rise in the price of maize, stressing that it posed a major threat to their businesses and food security in the country Maize, which constitutes over 50 per cent of poultry feed, is currently very scarce; and where available, the prices have skyrocketed and […]
Regenerative agriculture is a growing movement. It’s popping up in new places including campaign platforms, proposed federal legislation, and new grant opportunities. Despite its momentum, the exact contours of regenerative agriculture are still up for debate. Even among proponents of the movement, there are debates about the best ways to prove regenerative agriculture’s promise or […]
[ad_1] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the federal government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural financing in the country. Mr Nanono said about 2.4 million farmers were targeted to benefit from the interest free facility, designed to encourage application of modern technologies in rice […]
[ad_1] Lagos- Poultry farmers in the country have condemned the scarcity and continuous rise in the price of maize, stressing that it posed a major threat to their businesses and food security in the country and it could lead to the collapse of the poultry industry. According to the farmers maize, which constitutes over 50 […]
Enterprise Singapore, the city-state’s startup agency, is earmarking S$55 million ($39.5 million) to help accelerate “promising” agriculture and aquaculture companies. Koh Poh Koon, the country’s senior minister for trade and industry, announced the fund while visiting local indoor farming startup Singrow last week. [Disclosure: Singrow is an investee of AgFunder, which is AFN‘s parent company.] […]