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[ad_1] The Permanent Secretary in the Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture, Rev. Joseph Ogbe, has called for foreign and local support to boost the livestock sector in the state. READ MORE: Stakeholders Express Concern Over Increasing Loss Of Forest Land To Agriculture Speaking when he received a team of officials from Sasakawa Africa Association […]
Earlier this week, Digital School of Food and Agriculture launched a free mobile app focussed on delivering high quality education for the Food & Agriculture sector. All courses have been developed alongside industry experts and are delivered completely free to anyone who downloads the app. With this move, the School moves closer towards its goal of widening […]
Weeds are major constraints to cassava production in Africa, contributing to yield reduction and placing a huge burden on the lives of farmers, especially women and children. Because cassava is a long duration crop, women often stoop for hundreds of hours to weed and keep an hectare of cassava clean for an annum. In some […]
[ad_1] The International Fund for Agricultural Development and Federal Government assisted Value Chain Development Programme have inaugurated the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers under the programme in Anambra. Mr Henry Anagboso, the programmes spokesperson in the State disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka. Anagboso said that the inauguration followed the state […]
[ad_1] Novel Farming Systems, which includes indoor farms, aquaculture, insect, and algae production, saw a renewed bout of interest in 2018 as maturing startups iron out some of the kinks in growing food differently. One of the most notable shifts in this second generation of novel farming systems lies in startups’ varying route-to-market approaches. As […]
[ad_1] Joint Border Operations Drill Sector 3, of the North Central zone, says it has seized rice worth 22 loads of trailers since August 2019 when it began the operation to date. In a statement by the head of the operations, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, the operations have also arrested 45 persons for various anti-smuggling […]
[ad_1] NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, NMFB, yesterday, commenced the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, N50 billion COVID-19 facility to beneficiaries. Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Abubakar Kure, who disclosed this at the official flag-off of the disbursement in Abuja, said 3,356 beneficiaries would receive facilities in the first batch. He said: “The […]
[ad_1] Livestock Feed manufacturing refers to the process of producing animal feed from raw agricultural products. The Fodder produced by manufacturing is formulated to meet specific animal nutrition requirements for different species of animals at different life stages. Most livestock farmers have one major goal in mind, and that is raising healthy and fat livestock. […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – As the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic is biting hard on every sector of the economy, farmers that shared their experiences with DAILY INDEPENDENT, called on the government for assistance so that the country will not experience food shortage after the pandemic. Some of them in separate interviews with our correspondent […]
[ad_1] Come rain, shine, or coronavirus, there’s just no halting the AgFunder Research mothership. From a safe social distance this Thursday, AgFunder remotely unfurled its new 2020 Farmtech Investment Report — a data-driven snapshot of global investment in startups building technologies for the farm. Our flagship “Agri-FoodTech Funding Report,” released in February, is broad in […]
[ad_1] The Ogun Ministry of Agriculture says there was no movement of Cattle into Isheri Kara, Ogere, Sapade and Iperu areas of the state as being alleged. Dr Dotun Sorunke, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, made the clarification in a statement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta. Sorunke said that the state Ministry of Agriculture […]
[ad_1] Covid-19 started in Asia, and the region was the first to feel the social and economic impacts of the disease as it spread worldwide. It’s also where businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and governments have spent the most time dealing with Covid-19 and its effects. Their insights and experience – and the strategies they’ve adopted to […]
[ad_1] The Welsh controlled environment farming company Phytoponics designs, develops, and supplies Deep Water Culture systems for large scale hydroponic crop production. This week, the company informs AFN, it has completed another £500,000 ($650k) equity financing round. The investment, which follows one of a similar sum two years ago, comes from existing shareholders with match […]
[ad_1] Agriculture has a big nitrogen problem. As farmers spread synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on fields, runoff carries it into adjacent waterways where it wreaks havoc on aquatic ecosystems. Algae thrives on the excess nitrogen leading to algal blooms that decrease oxygen levels in the water and create dead zones beneath the surface. A number of […]
[ad_1] The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) Ilorin in Kwara State is advocating for wider adoption of organic agriculture because the inputs are “cheap” and can be “easily sourced”. The institute’s mission is to identify and analyse management needs, problems and develop appropriate interventions to improve managerial practice in the agricultural and rural […]