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[ad_1] For Jamila Rashid, a mother of three from Mida near Gede in Kilifi County, harvesting and selling firewood and charcoal from the vast Arabuko-Sokoke Forest used to be the main source of livelihood. Together with other women in the village, she would spend hours in the forest gathering firewood and burning charcoal for sale, […]
[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that it will strengthen the 25,000 metric tonnes capacity silos in Dutsen-Ma, Katsina State by installing an effective quality monitory system to make it up-to-date. Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Abdulkardir Mu’azu, stated this during a familiarisation tour of the silo facility Tuesday. […]
[ad_1] Container farming startup Freight Farms has raised a $15 million Series B led by Osrpaie Ag Science, a venture firm focused on sustainable ag. Existing investor Spark Capital also participated in the round, which brings the company’s total funding to over $28 million. The news follows a major recent announcement from the Boston-based company: […]
[ad_1] The agtech industry is generating more and more investment every single year, and with that comes increasing media spotlight. What was an emerging category when I started reporting for AFN around 2015 is now a fully-developed, thriving ecosystem of entrepreneurs, startups, VCs, academics, and more. And while I recently reported on a startup that […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, (FOB)Ibaka, in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State said it has arrested eight suspects and seized 608 bags of 50kg rice from them. According to the Commanding Officer, FOB, Captain Peter Yilme, the eight suspects were arrested in Akwa Ibom during three different operations by Navy […]
[ad_1] Adamawa/Taraba State Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has impounded trailer load of 330 kilogrammes of Pangolin scales, foreign rice stuffed in bags of beans. The seizures also include 33,000 litres of petroleum products valued at N98.3 million. Customs Area Comptroller, Kamardeen Olumoh, who addressed newsmen at the headquarters in Yola on […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Jeff Caldwell is an agricultural content marketing manager for Lessing-Flynn Advertising in Des Moines, Iowa. Raised on a farm and ranch in western Kansas, the veteran of agriculture media and marketing has over 20 years of experience connecting with farmers and members of the agribusiness community in the US and around the world, […]
[ad_1] The Special Military Taskforce, Operation Save Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and part of Kaduna State, has arrested 25 suspects over alleged cattle rustling, kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms. Others were apprehended over cult activities, gunrunning, banditry, terrorism, among other criminal activities. Presenting the suspects to newsmen on Tuesday in […]
[ad_1] Countless startups, VCs, and corporates are hard at work building the agri-foodtech ecosystem, but one startup is hoping to provide some much needed digital glue for the app-based offerings in the segment. Describing itself as providing the industry’s “critically-needed infrastructure,” Leaf has developed an API intended to make it easy for anyone to seamlessly […]
[ad_1] “This is being done with a view to ensuring the prompt and effective rehabilitation of the aged cocoa plantations or farms existing in the state,” Governor AbdulRazaq disclosed at a recent cocoa farmers’ roundtable at Cocoa House, Oke Onigbin, in Isin Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural […]
[ad_1] Large, medium and small-scale crude palm oil (CPO) producers and processors in Nigeria have identified high cost of credit facilities, too many frivolous levies from government agencies, low investments, planting of low-yielding varieties by smallholder farmers, poor power supply and aversion for agriculture as some of the challenges retarding the sector. These challenges have […]
[ad_1] The Edo Coordinator of Fadama 111 project, Mr Edward lzevbigie, has said the Fadama 111 additional financing created over 3,000 direct and indirect jobs in the state in 2019. According to Izevbigie, the creation of the jobs was made possible by the state government through the payment of the counterpart funds for the project in 2019.He […]
[ad_1] Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Africa, Abebe Haile Gabriel, has said investments in food security and resilience could lead to peace in 10 conflict-ridden African countries. According to him, hunger in affected countries is on the rise by reversing gains from efforts made in last decade.In a […]
[ad_1] Currently, what is the quantity of crude palm oil produced in Nigeria? And what is the deficit? That is an aspect I don’t want you to ask me because I don’t want to stimulate responses of criticism. If you need that one, you go to the official agencies. I am not an individual to […]
[ad_1] Managing Director of JB Farms, Odogbolu, Ogun State, Mr Ajibola Adebutu, disclosed to FEMI IBIROGBA how lack of cheap capital, too many taxes and levies and inadequate/non-existent production data capturing hamper the development of oil palm industry, while the closure of the borders has increased demand for local crude palm oil and its derivative, […]