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[ad_1] Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state directed the 23 Local Government Council Chairman of the state to commence the recruitment of new members the state Livestock Guards to shore up the enforcement of the state’s open grazing prohibition law. The directive followed the recent surge in activities of armed herdsmen in the state that […]
[ad_1] The President-General of the apex Igbo cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has lamented the alleged indifference of the Federal Government to the plight of the orgy of violence being unleashed on the people of Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity […]
What the Coronavirus (COVID–19) Means for African Family Farmers and Fishermen Release. Executive Summary In this new report, “Impact of COVID–19 on Africa’s Agriculture: What the Coronavirus (COVID–19) Means for African Family Farmers and Fishermen”, Selina Wamucii, highlights new developments that will shape the food and agricultural landscape across Africa for years to come. This […]
Nothing is perfect and everything can go under many changes and improvements. The IT sector is all set to revolutionize the world, so how can it leave the most important sector i.e. the agricultural sector behind? The UK Food and Agriculture Association estimates that the world population will increase by 47%, to 8.9 billion […]
[ad_1] Not less than six persons have been reportedly killed in some parts of Edo state by suspected armed herdsmen and cult related fight over supremacy. Two farmers in Odighi, Ovia North East local government area were allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen on their ways to their farms. An eyewitness, Hilary Omoregie, disclosed yesterday that […]
[ad_1] By Daniels Ekugo Stallion Motors in Nigeria has braced up for the coronavirus pandemic as they have donated tons of free rice and fish to the COVID-19 hospitals in Lagos State with the Stallion Group Team. The selfless people working in the frontline have risked their lives to ensure that aid reaches where it […]
[ad_1] Makurdi—A 25-year-old farmer, John Chinter, was reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen that invaded Tse Igba community in Mbabai council ward of Benue state, yesterday morning. It was gathered that the deceased before his untimely death was a member of IFAD-VCDP supported farmers’ cooperative society in the community. A member of the cooperative, who […]
[ad_1] IBM is giving Indian farmers and agritech startups the chance to use its weather monitoring tools for free during the country’s strict Covid-19 lockdown. The US tech firm is offering a 30-day free trial of its Operations Dashboard – developed by its subsidiary, The Weather Company – to assist smallholders and supply chain-focused startups […]
[ad_1] Setting perspectives at a recent stakeholders’ forum, President of the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), Dr. Agnes Kalibata noted that the economies of many African countries are growing faster than anywhere else in the world – and agriculture, which accounts for a third of Africa’s GDP, is poised to be the […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – As the Coronavirus pandemic continue to ravage the world, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for its various initiatives towards agriculture. They said that some of these initiatives such as the import restriction and emphasis on the home-grown foods, driven by the CBN on behalf […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command, has seized smuggled rice and beans worth over N12.7 million in Kano State. Mr Isa Danbaba, the Pubic Relations Officer of the command, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano. “In spite of the outbreak of Coronavirus and the subsequent measures put in place […]
[ad_1] Residents of Odighi, a town in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State are presently living in fear following the alleged beheading of two people by suspected herdsmen on their way from the farm. The residents of the agrarian community expressed sadness over the incessant attacks on members of the community in […]
[ad_1] A frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu ahead 2020 governorship election yesterday condemned the level of insecurity in the state and streak of attacks on farmers in rural communities across the state which led to the killing of two farmers in Odighi, Ovia North-East local government area […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Jeff Caldwell is content marketing manager at Lessing-Flynn, a marketing and advertising agency based in Des Moines, US. Previously, he was editor of Successful Farming and the High Plains Journal. The views expressed in this article are personal. “Normal” life as we know it has been severely disrupted as the novel coronavirus […]
[ad_1] Agribusiness giants Cargill and Agrocorp have completed a groundbreaking grain deal that provides a taster of how cross-border food commodity trading could become much faster and more frictionless in the future. Tapping into Hyperledger Fabric – an open-source blockchain technology – US-based Cargill was able to complete the sale of a consignment of wheat […]