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[ad_1] As rain-fed farming activities begins in some parts of the country, there is mounting concern over input supply due to continued lockdown over the outbreak of coronavirus. Access to farm inputs such as agrochemicals, certified seeds, fertiliser is now difficult as security agencies enforce government shutdown of all business premises including those selling […]
[ad_1] Gaston Marquevich is thankful his fresh produce operation Generation Farms in Florida and Georgia has always sold into grocery stores. While he’s faced plenty of other complications relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, finding a client in demand has not been one of them. “Lots of growers that have focused on foodservice are having a […]
[ad_1] IBADAN- Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has signed the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) Bill into law. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the signing ceremony took place at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking shortly after signing the […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has reduced the price of NPK fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag, Governor Muhamad Badaru of Jigawa, who is the Chairman, Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), has announced Mr Badaru told journalists on Wednesday in Dutse that the gesture was part of palliatives introduced by the Federal Government to cushion […]
[ad_1] A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for people out of work following an ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Vietnam has reported 262 COVID-19 cases and no deaths so far, but as a result of a 15-day […]
[ad_1] One of last year’s biggest tech investors in agrifood globally has warned of an eye-watering ¥2.6 trillion ($24.2 billion) annual loss on its startup bets. SoftBank said in a note to shareholders that it made an estimated loss of ¥1.8 trillion ($16.8 billion) last year on its Vision Fund – the $100 billion-plus investment […]
[ad_1] A tangible hint of food insecurity wafted through Kuwait several weeks back, when a cheap and common food item—onions—disappeared from grocery stores in the small Gulf country. With global supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus crisis, the Kuwaiti government sent trucks to buy and haul back 120,000 kilos of onions from nearby Yemen, a […]
[ad_1] The government of the Philippines is boosting a state-led agribusiness marketplace initiative with technology and private sector partnerships to help farmers and consumers during the Covid-19 crisis. The country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) originally launched the project alongside the Department of Interior & Local Government and state-owned enterprise Food Terminal Inc in September last […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Joseph Byrum, a geneticist, is chief data scientist at Principal Financial Group and a regular contributor to AFN. Read more of his contributions here. The next harvest is becoming a matter of economic survival for some growers in uncertain times. With trade wars, pandemics and market plunges, farmers now more than ever need […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), says it has received 80,000 applications on the N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Managing Director of NIRSAL, Abubakar Kure, disclosed at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria says interested stakeholders must meet its set criteria to access its N50bn intervention loans for small and medium scale enterprises. The CBN introduced the N50bn Targeted Credit Facility as a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidelines to access […]
[ad_1] It was a sad Easter Monday in ldanre, Ondo state as a 71-year-old farmer, Eric Olowokande, killed his 52-year-old wife, Mojere, with blows during a fisticuff. A family source disclosed that the couple had a disagreement and in the process, the suspect rained some blows on the wife which led to her death. Mojere […]
[ad_1] Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 startups, which spreads across five Local Government Areas of the state. READ MORE: FG Commences Training Of 730 Niger Delta Youths In ICT, Fish Farming, Others Ifueko Alufohai, of the Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), who […]
[ad_1] In her statement, Mrs Ineba Tongkam, the Foundation’s Program Coordinator, explained that the items are to be distributed to the elderly and vulnerable. She said, “On behalf of Dr Mrs Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs, the Chairman and the board of the O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, I want to express our gratitude to the leadership […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Henry Gordon-Smith is founder of urban farming consultancy Agritecture and is today launching a new urban farm planning software tool called Agritecture Designer. Every so often, something happens that changes everything. Maybe it was your wedding day, the birth of a child, a hurricane, or 9/11. COVID-19 is one of those moments, […]