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[ad_1] The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26! Elemental Excelerator is now accepting applications for its 9th cohort of startups that can help meet the environmental, social, and economic challenges brought on by a changing climate. With 99 companies […]
[ad_1] ICL, the $5 billion Israeli fertilizer company, has acquired North Carolina-based Growers Holdings, a data-driven farming platform that aims to provide farmers, agronomists, and other professionals with better decision-making capabilities. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed but it is understood the deal was similar in size to recent precision ag acquisitions such […]
[ad_1] *35,160 Farmers Beneficiaries Abuja – Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) disclosed on Thursday that the company has facilitated over N102 billion in loans from commercial banks since its inception, across the various agricultural value chains in the country. He said the company’s intervention in […]
[ad_1] A note from Abigail Ryder, Program Director, Rethink Events: We’re looking forward to a lively debate at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit as Meredith Ellis adds the farmer’s voice to a key discussion about how agriculture can be part of the climate change solution. Here, she shares not only her passion for ranching but also how […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL) has facilitated over N102 Billion as loans from Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for various activities in the Agricultural Value Chains in the country. The institution’s Managing Director, Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Abuja. According to the MD, NIRSAL […]
[ad_1] FOLLOWING the recent attack on farmers in Agbon village, about 15 kilometres from Oja Odan town in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State by herdsmen, it is obvious that the community needs a police post. Farmers at Agbon village were psychologically and emotionally traumatised by the actions of the herdsmen who attacked […]
[ad_1] Avocado is a fruit with a creamy texture that grow in warm climates. Also known as an alligator pear or butter fruit, the versatile avocado is said to provide a substantial amount of healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, and they are a naturally nutrient-dense food, which contain high vitamins and minerals. Studies show that avocado […]
[ad_1] …says the animal remains most effective pest controller A Zoologist, Prof. Olajumoke Morenikeji, has called for the protection of pangolin, saying that the animal must not be allowed to go into extinction. Morenikeji, who made the call at a Children’s Colloquium and Kiddy fest to commemorate the 2020 World Pangolin Day, in Abeokuta, said […]
[ad_1] …we must strengthen our local production-FG Nigeria spent not less than N60.58 billion on the importation of oil palm and its derivatives between 2010 and 2015, a document obtained from the Raw Material Research Development Council has shown. According to the document, in 2018 about $500 million was spent on the importation of 600,000 […]
[ad_1] MINNA — OVER 60 gunmen have invaded Madaka village and some neighbouring communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, kidnapping scores of people and rustling cattle. The gunmen were said to have invaded the communities in the early hours of yesterday, fully armed. An eyewitness told Vanguard that as the gunmen arrived […]
[ad_1] JOS — GUNMEN suspected to be herdsmen have attacked men of Sector Five of the Special Task Force, Operation Save Haven (OPSH), killing two soldiers and injuring one at X-Land of Barkin Ladi Local Government area of Plateau. An eye witness and resident of the area, who preferred anonymity, told News Agency of Nigeria […]
[ad_1] UGHELLI – DESPITE claims by Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP, Hafiz Inuwa, that police were waiting autopsy report of exhumed corpses of the eight victims allegedly killed by herdsmen at Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area, findings by Vanguard, yesterday, revealed that the investigation had been put on hold due to […]
[ad_1] The Police Command in Sokoto state, says it has arrested no fewer than 10 persons suspected of rustling 24 sheep, 11 cows and eight goats in the state. Briefing newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje said that several others were arrested for various crimes including a bandits’ […]
[ad_1] The African Development Bank (AfDB), has earmarked $500 million loan for the development of four agro-industrial zones across the country. AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina, made this known during a courtesy visit on the Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Clifford Ordia, on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Adeshina, represented by his Senior Special […]
[ad_1] By Francis Sadhere, Warri Following the alleged killing os eight people in Uwheru communities by Fulani herdsmen in Delta, the President General of the community, Cassidy Akpadafe, on Wednesday told vanguard that their people cannot go to the farm for fear of being attacked. Akpadafe who spoke to our correspondent on telephone lamented that […]