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[ad_1] Canadian cleantech fund ArcTern has contributed to a $3.5 million increase in the Series B round of funding for Canadian agtech startup Terramera. Terramera is a crop protection products manufacturer that aims to reduce chemical use in agriculture by 80%. This is ArcTern’s fourth investment from its $200 million Fund II but appears to […]
[ad_1] Nigeria may begin to export rice in two years, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said. The minister said this during a press conference after a visit by Nestle Nigeria, in Lagos, on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement. “With the improved production rate, Nigerian rice will soon be […]
[ad_1] A Nollywood actor, Simply identified as “Juwon” has been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen who attacked some motorists, including some Nollywood actors along Ogbomoso Ilorin Expressway on Monday. Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened on Monday at Otte area of the expressway. It was reported that the suspected herders suddenly got into […]
[ad_1] Two years after relocating to Kaduna State, Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its tomato processing facility. The processing facility will be situated on 500 hectares of land leased from the Kaduna State Government, with a potential tomato cultivation area of 400 hectares. The company said in a […]
[ad_1] Governor Samuel Ortom has disclosed that he narrowly escaped death when suspected armed herdsmen shot at him in his farm at Adeke along Makurdi-Naka road. This is just as suspected armed herdsmen reportedly abducted and killed a member of the state’s Livestock Guard in Ado Local Government Area, LGA. Ortom, Monday in a live […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Vonnie Estes is VP of Technology at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and a regular contributor to AFN – see her previous posts here. PMA represents companies from every segment of the global produce and floral supply chain. Estes is a prominent figure in the agriculture biotech scene, having held technology leadership roles at prominent […]
[ad_1] The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), animal scientists and veterinary professionals have called on poultry farmers, livestock breeders and toll feed millers to embrace bio-security… The post PAN, professionals warn farmers, millers to prevent bird flu appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Read Original Report Here By Guardian […]
[ad_1] The national president of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam, spoke with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on factors affecting the stability of the industry, saying stakeholders should find ways of reducing cost of chicks and feeds as critical inputs. One of the challenges in the poultry industry now is […]
[ad_1] Individuals, associations and organisations have been called upon to own farms where everything else from input to produce sale is done for them as part of efforts to promote agriculture and food security in the country through their capital investments. Commercial agriculture is now capital-intensive, and access to good farmland is becoming persistently difficult. […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has received a request from the government of Guninea-Bissau seeking assistance in rice production so as to enable its food security and nutrition improvement. This was disclosed in Abuja as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, received the Guinean Ambassador to Nigeria, Henrique Adriano Da Silva, […]
[ad_1] Banks’ lending to farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS), fell by eight percent to N3.7 billion in the eleven months ending in November 2019. Vanguard analysis of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monthly Economic Reports showed that the value of banks’ loans to farmers under the […]
[ad_1] Palpable tension mounts at the university community of Nsukka, Enugu state over the alleged discovery of four dead bodies suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Investigations revealed that one of the dead bodies was recovered along Okpuje in Enugu state and Idah in Kogi state while the other two was recovered between Aku in Igboetiti […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Customs Service Coordinator, of Joint Border Operations Drill, for North Central, states, Comptroller Mohammed Garba, has said that over 10,000 bags of imported rice have been intercepted while 204 illegal migrants were repatriated during the period under review, including 99 Nigeriens, 100 Beniniose, three Malians, and two Chinese. Garuba who said this […]
[ad_1] The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) said it is putting together a national biosecurity response strategy to organisms that can cause harm to humans and the environment. Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, who disclosed this during the training of personnel of its newly created Biosecurity Department, said the training […]
[ad_1] To develop agricultural value chain and ensure sustainable agricultural practices, Betamark Production Company Limited, Lagos, has commenced training for Agro business experts, start-ups and people in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to access Agric-Business/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan. As part of requirements to access […]