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[ad_1] The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has recommended safer and environment-friendly pre-emergence herbicide options for weed control in cassava production in Nigeria. The institute, in a report published June 6, said the herbicides have excellent efficiency against broadleaf weeds and grasses for up to eight weeks after planting cassava when combined with good […]
SaharaReporters has uncovered how Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, Aliyu Abdulhameed, has siphoned close to N1bn using the private bank account of the agency’s Head of Finance, Idris Issa Aweda, as a conduit. Aweda uses three personal bank accounts: FCMB (4986133010), GTB (0245155058), and Stanbic IBTC (0021195810) to receive […]
[ad_1] The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI has distributed agricultural items including seeds, fertilizer and other agric implements to 100 local farmers in three Local Government Areas of Kano state. Delivering an address at the flag-off of the distribution of the items, held at the Secretariat of Kura Local Government […]
[ad_1] The Food and Agriculture Organisation has welcomed a decision by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) council to allocate $1.76 million to tackle critical agriculture and environmental projects in 30 nations. All projects, many climate related, will be co-financed by the governments of Albania, Algeria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Georgia, Guinea, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, […]
[ad_1] Residents of Oyorokoto, a fishing community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, have decried the high level piracy and insecurity on the region’s waterways. They are, therefore, calling on the government to immediately deploy security operation for surveillance of the area. Mr Fidelis Ebirien, Chairman, Oyorokoto High Sea Fishermen told the News Agency […]
[ad_1] fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), of the United Nations, reported on Thursday. The report, published on the FAO webpage, shows details of the Food, Price Index, which tracks international prices of the most commonly-traded food commodities. It said while supplies appear strong, demand weakened due […]
As the world celebrates the World Environmental Day 2020, the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called for increased stakeholders’ collaboration towards restoring biodiversity and preserving the environment. The Alliance, in a statement commemorating this year’s World Environmental Day themed “Celebrate Biodiversity”, reiterated the crucial role of recycling in preserving the environment while urging […]
Agriculturists and financial managers have reiterated that farmers have to be empowered with critical farm inputs such as seeds, fertiliser, insecticides and tools to rev food production. This is just as over 75,000 farmers are to benefit from a post-COVID-19 mitigation strategy aimed at boosting income of smallholder and medium-scaled farmers in Nigeria to avert […]
[ad_1] As the world economy is ravaged by COVID-19 and inevitable lockdowns, one of the few things that matter to humanity is food, and sustaining food chains beyond the pandemic has been the subject of engagements, agitations and demands among agricultural scientists, technologists, government agencies, research institutes and farmers, among many other stakeholders. Maize, as […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week announced the reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) popularly called lending rate from 13.5 to 12.5 percent, some got the news as a cheering one while some still believe that the lending rate is still on the high side. DAILY INDEPENDENT while […]
[ad_1] Plantain farming and growing plantain are easier and less complicated than any other plantation. Although growing plantain still require ones attention, the level of skill required is not as intensive as other trees. You might be wondering how Plantain Farming can make millions of naira yearly and we say, with a very little capital, […]
[ad_1] In 2019, funding for farm tech startups reached $4.7 billion, posting 370% growth over 6 years, according to AgFunder’s recent Farm Tech Investment Report. That bucks the trend across venture capital sectors, which have had a bumper ride. But why? Where is all that money going and what do people working in agriculture think […]
[ad_1] Another week, another part of the agrifood supply chain that’s struggling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last month, the challenge facing the meat industry was top of the headlines, as large processing plants were forced to shut after numerous workers contracted the virus. This month, we’re seeing whole workforces in the produce […]
[ad_1] There are just four days left for Asia-Pacific startups to submit their applications to join Singapore Food Bowl – the new, 100%-online program offered by GROW, the Southeast Asian agrifoodtech accelerator backed by AgFunder. Apply here now before June 7. Developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the supply chain weaknesses it’s laid […]
[ad_1] While the world has come to a standstill outside, it has also brought a lot of us closer virtually. We’ve been looking to others for advice and asking questions about how we adapt to the changes going on around us. We knew people in our industry were facing the same challenges, so we decided […]