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[ad_1] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that crop production accounted for 90.54 per cent of overall nominal growth of the agriculture sector in the first quarter of this year. NBS made the disclosure in its Quarterly National Accounts (QNA), an integrated system of macroeconomics designed to describe the entire system of […]
[ad_1] The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it plans to empower 77,400 young farmers to engage in agricultural business. NALDA said the agricultural businesses would range from crop farming to animal husbandry across the country. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Paul Ikonne, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. NALDA was […]
[ad_1] Labour unions at the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu (FECAI), Ebonyi, on Monday staged a peaceful protest at the institution’s premises. The protesters shut the institution gates over allegations of maladministration by some staff members of the university. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed the protest, reported that the unions under […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: John Corbett is founder and CEO of aWhere, a weather data analytics company. aWhere operates what it describes at “the world’s largest network of detailed daily weather delivering accurate, localized and in-time observed weather to farmers and the agri-food sector with 1.9 million virtual weather stations covering the world from 60°N–60°S.” Relevant […]
[ad_1] The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it has committed $40 million and launched an urgent appeal for additional funds to support farmers and rural communities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the president of the agency, Gilbert Houngbo, in a report published recently on its website. IFAD’s new […]
[ad_1] Lagos- As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect every sector of the economy, Cashew farmers have said that they lost nothing less than N28 billion to the lockdown as the prices plummets and as they could not export their produce. Ojo Ajanaku, National President of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) during a […]
[ad_1] Biologics may seem like an emerging field in the agtech space but for at least one company it’s been a decade in the making. Just like the biblical parable of the humble mustard seed, which happens to be the origin of its active ingredient, the company is hoping to grow into a titan in […]
[ad_1] South-West Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria on Monday assured the nation that high cost of the commodity would soon be over as the farmers are approaching the glut period. The group’s president, Mr Bamidele Ajani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. The tomato is […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government has assured residents that the multi-billion naira 32 metric ton per hour rice mill at Imota area of the state would be delivered on or before the end of the year 2020. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this at the weekend during a briefing to commemorate the […]
[ad_1] Bayelsa, Rivers, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom and Plateau states had the highest prices for some selected food items in Nigeria in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. The “Selected Food Price Watch (April 2020)’’ report was released by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, on Wednesday. The bureau said Bayelsa […]
More than 60 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is smallholder farmers, and about 23 percent of sub-Saharan Africas GDP comes from agriculture. Yet, Africas full agricultural potential remains untapped. With 75% of the worlds poor in rural areas and most of them being dependent on farming, agriculture must be part of world economic […]
Extension agents working under the Justice Development and Peace Movement (JDPM), Oyo and the University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) have concluded plans to resume training activities previously halted by the COVID-19 lockdown across the country under a cautious regime. The training activities will adhere strictly to the rules on physical distancing set by the country […]
[ad_1] The Deputy Speaker House Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has doled out multi-million naira worth of pieces of equipment to his constituents including 4 tractors, 200 sets of Sewing machines, 200 sets of Grinding machines, 152 motorcycles, and 3 Galaxy cars. The Deputy Speaker who handed over the items to his Constituents in Bashar, […]
[ad_1] Following the launch of the Anchors Borrowers Programme in 2015 by the Buhari-led administration, the private and public actors in the agricultural industry have since continued to collaborate to create sustainable commercial frameworks that will boost rice production in Nigeria as well as improve quality of products across the value chain. In line with […]
[ad_1] • Demand Palliative Farmers in Rivers State are crying loud over massive losses incurred in the last few weeks, due to the intermittent lockdown in some parts of the state. Due to lack of attention during the period, crops like maize, okra, vegetables and other essential food crops had perished in the farms. It […]