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[ad_1] To avoid risks posed to farmers and agric stakeholders if allowed to traverse the country without COVID-19 tests, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has struck an inter-ministerial partnership with the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and the Federal Ministry of Health to go into the development of […]
[ad_1] In this interview, Prof Garba Hamidu Sharubutu, the executive secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) and past president of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association and the president of the Veterinary Council of Nigeria, spoke on state of the ARCN and the way forward as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, Nigeria […]
[ad_1] Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has flagged off the sale of 930 metric tons of fertiliser for this year’s cropping season. At the flag-off ceremony, the governor warned that a bag of NPK 20:10:10 fertiliser must not be sold above government’s regulated price of N5,000 in any part of the state. The 930 […]
[ad_1] • As Farm Settlements Get Govt Support Smallholder farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector in Edo State have commended the state’s sustained investment in the sector, to ensure food sufficiency, create jobs and improve livelihoods, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The commendation came on the heels of the onset of planting of crops […]
[ad_1] Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has assured the people that there were neither herdsmen nor Alimajiris waiting in the forest in the state. The governor gave the assurance while briefing newsmen at government house yesterday after a routine inspection of road construction works, just as he expressed satisfaction with the quality of road […]
[ad_1] The contribution of Nigeria’s agricultural sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020 was the sector’s highest first-quarter contribution in the last two years, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. Figures released on Tuesday showed that the sector in the first quarter of 2020 contributed […]
[ad_1] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $350 million to scale up hunger-fighting and livelihoods-boosting activities in food crisis contexts where COVID-19’s impact could be devastating. In a report published on the FAO webpage, the agency said its new funding request of $350 million is about three times more than in […]
[ad_1] Although there is still some debate around what regenerative agriculture does or does not include, one of its frequently discussed tenants is the need to boost biodiversity. Today, much of our agricultural production depends on monocultures of a few species produced at mass scale in highly-efficient systems. This is great assuming that your only […]
[ad_1] No fewer than 10,000 farmers in Lagos State are to benefit from the World Bank-assisted agricultural scheme, under the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support, APPEALS, project. APPEALS, which revolves round training, is designed to build capacities of actors in the rice, aquaculture and poultry value chains. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan […]
[ad_1] Awka- Anambra State Government is to encourage women and youths to venture into Orange Flesh Potato production as part of the current agricultural revolution in the state. The state government has also empowered farmers with poultry assets such as cages , birds, feeds, drinkers, feeders and Apiary kits for pure honey production. Disclosing this […]
[ad_1] Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 500 million chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in our new What The Fork? series of digitalks for our community. Skip to the end for the recording or head over to our Vimeo page here to find this and other episodes. While it probably seems like many moons ago to most of us, in January of this […]
[ad_1] Fish farmers under the aegis of Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN), has distributed smoked catfish as COVID-19 palliatives in support of government’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The beneficiary states are; Lagos, Oyo, Rivers States as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Oloye Rotimi, National President of CAFFAN, […]
[ad_1] Last Updated on 12:44 pm LAGOS – Nigerian farmers have assured that they are capable of producing food to meet the nation’s need, but unanimously agreed that the right environment and assistance must be put in place. The farmers, also unarguably responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that; “Farmers should seize the opportunity created […]
[ad_1] Two years on from raising its $4 million Series A round, the Israeli precision irrigation technology company Saturas has closed an initial $3 million tranche of Series B funding. Former investors in Saturas — Gefen Capital and Hubei Forbon Technology — have committed to the round, alongside the Trendlines Agrifood Fund, which is a new investor. Saturas is […]