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The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)Dr Rufus Ebegba has met with the management and staff of the Biosecurity department of the Agency over the outbreak of coronavirus. The DG/CEO while speaking at the meeting held today (February 5, 2020) Said the department of biosecurity should come up with public […]
Africa is a major producer of cassava in the world, but many farmers are recording low yield per hectare (less than 10 tons per ha) due to poor weed management, wrong application of fertilizers, low knowledge of cassava agronomy, and the cultivation of poor quality seeds with low genetic potential. On the flip side, countries […]
[ad_1] Cashew farmers under the auspices of the Association of Cashew Farmers, Aggregators and Processors of Nigeria, ACFAP, Thursday, raised alarm over an illegal shipment of cashew from Nigeria to other neighbouring countries. This was contained in a report titled, ‘Executive Report of Cashew Stakeholders/Exporter Summit’ presented by the National President, ACFAP, Engr Unekwuojo Edime, […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has urged farmers particularly the youth farmers to take agriculture as a business in order to transform it from subsistence production to commercial and profitable business. Lawal noted that several opportunities abound in agriculture because each of the agricultural enterprises has various value chains which if […]
[ad_1] Seventeen years after the African Union passed the Maputo Declaration of 2003, which among other things stipulates the allocation of 10 per cent of federal budgets to development of agriculture, Nigeria is yet to implement the agreement. This is in spite that the Nigerian government signed the agreement in 2003, after which the National […]
[ad_1] • Firm re-emphasises commitment to boost agric exports Border closure against importation and smuggling of agro-allied products is an indication of absolute lack of confidence in the Nigeria Customs Service, stakeholders have said, commending the action as disincentive to smuggling and a boost to agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Vice President of the Nigeria Agribusiness […]
[ad_1] Yes. We, in fact, produce more than enough. Here’s an example, in seasons for tomato cultivation, we would find a lot of tomatoes. Katsina State recorded a lot of losses to tomato glut at a certain period because there was no post-harvest management … The post ‘Food-drying techs to ensure self-sufficiency for Nigeria’ appeared […]
[ad_1] Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has commended the investments and reforms facilitated by an international conglomerate, Olam, as being in tandem with the drive of the state and the Federal Government. El-Rufai, who said this recently at the ground-breaking ceremony for a tomato processing factory at Kangimi, in Igabi Local Government Area of the […]
[ad_1] Agro-allied entrepreneurs and value addition advocates have established a correlation between the Southwest’s security network, Amotekun, and agricultural productivity of farmers. Some experts also argued that great job opportunities for young graduates and unemployed people exist in industrialisation and small-scale of most seasonal crops in Nigeria. Establishing a link, Mr Fatai Afolabi, Managing Consultant […]
[ad_1] The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nahco aviance, Tokunbo Fagbemi ,has called on farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to ensure that their farm produce for exports meet international standards so as to reduce the likelihood of the food items getting spoilt or being rejected by importing countries. She made the call while […]
[ad_1] RESIDENTS of Isselle-Asagba in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, were Wednesday night thrown into fear, following the invasion of the community by suspected herdsmen who killed a middle-aged man and kidnapped 17-year-old girl. A dependable source who spoke to the Vanguard, said the incident occurred at about 7:45pm, adding that the […]
[ad_1] How hard can it be to count pigs, you may ask? Believe it or not, it’s super hard. So difficult, in fact, that National Pork Board director Bill Even brought it up during an interview with AFN last year. As a livestock producer myself, I can attest to having spent more minutes than I’d […]
[ad_1] … Hope of young entrants thinking big bleaks In the cold city of Jos, the Plateau State capital, scores of youths have found love in strawberry cultivation, many hoping to change their lives through business in the heart-shaped red fruit, but certain dynamics are changing the prospects. Daily Trust has been following the […]
[ad_1] Dr Abiso Kabir is the CEO/MD, Wal-Wanne Group, a leading agro-allied company in Borno State, with its head office in Lagos. In this interview with Daily Trust in Abuja, he said the company collaborates with government to diversify the country’s economy from total reliance on oil. You operate in Borno State despite the insurgency…cuts […]
[ad_1] In a world of African Swine Fever, increasing scrutiny of the meat industry and consumer demand for transparency, the pork industry needs to modernize. But according to Chris Bomgaars, founder of EveryPig, a software platform for pork producers to track pig health, many in the industry are reticent to move on from how things […]