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[ad_1] Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Tuesday said it had concluded plans establish N9 billion moringa oleifera farming plantation in the 774 local government areas of Nigeria. The President of the association, Michael Ashimashiga, said this at a press conference in Abuja while discussing the importance of the plant. Mr Ashimashiga said the arrangement […]
[ad_1] Although the USDA Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently told farmers to go big or go home, some farmers across the US are opting for small, diversified holdings that market directly to the local community. The challenges that come with running a direct marketing business as well as maintaining a diversified farming operation leave […]
[ad_1] The Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project, (APPEALS) in collaboration with the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University Kano has trained about 1400 entrepreneur across agricultural value chains. Beneficiaries constituting women and youths drawn from Kaduna, Kano and Kogi states were trained in fisheries, poultry and rice farming for self-sufficiency and job […]
[ad_1] MiAlgae, an Edinburgh-based biotech startup exploring new production techniques for microalgae, has raised £1 million ($1.3 million) to seek commercialisation in aquaculture and pet food. Previous investors joining this round are Equity Gap, the Scottish Investment Bank, and Old College Capital. Hillhouse Group joined the round as a new investor. Founded by Douglas Martin […]
[ad_1] Farmers are inundated with information: prices, weather forecasts, promotions for inputs, news updates on trade wars, and more. According to soybean and corn grower Tom Oswald, technology is adding to their fatigue. Oswald is a farmer host for the United Soybean Board’s Tech Toolshed, a multi-faceted resource intending to provide farmers with a neutral […]
[ad_1] In 2004 when Freedom Ezeala tried to woo the woman whom he would eventually marry, introducing himself as a ‘gardener’, he got a scornful look and an outright ‘no’. He persisted, assuring her his profession has a prospect of making him a millionaire. Fifteen years now, not only did he win Ngozi Freedom’s heart, […]
[ad_1] Cocoa Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CFAN), breeders and administrators have challenged the government to revive cocoa production as a top foreign exchange earner with proactive interventions.The proactive interventions, they argue, include a modified coordinating board, structured investments, adoption of latest high-yielding varieties, seed multiplication technologies and value chain development approach that could rev up […]
[ad_1] How can Nigeria revive cocoa production and match up with countries like Ghana and Ivory Coast? Prior independence, cocoa was the highest foreign exchange earner for entire Nigeria to the extent that the Old Western Region, then from Lagos to Asaba, was lending money to the Federal Government. Apart from that, we were at […]
A greenhouse farming expert, Mr Chuba Chukwuka, has reiterated the benefits of greenhouse farming in the protection of crops from ultraviolet sun rays and pests. Chukwuka made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. The expert said the benefits of the greenhouse farming system was the […]
Following a recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the use of paracetamol tablets in food preparation, some Lagosians have expressed shock and disappointment. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the news came to them as a shock. READ MORE: The planty […]
Since founding Farmers Edge in 2005, Wade Barnes has had a front-row seat to the evolution of agtech. Now operating in six countries with $103 million in venture funding, Forbes recently named the Canadian outfit as one of the 25 “Most Innovative AgTech Companies.” When it comes to what 2020 has in store for his industry, Barnes […]
Gov El-Rufai at the inauguration of Damau Household Milk Farm Project on Friday. Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at the inauguration, said the project was a joint venture between the state government, Danish dairy […]
From bee-keepers dumping honey on politicians’ doorsteps to farmers holding up traffic, tensions between farmers and environmentalists have overshadowed the biggest show on Germany’s agriculture calendar. Thousands of tractors descended on cities across Germany on Friday at the opening of Berlin’s annual “Green Week” trade fair, as the farmer’s collective “Land schafft Verbindung” (LSV) railed […]
[ad_1] Awka- Anambra State Agricultural Development Programme says the state is set to embark on the production of foreign melon. The ADP said students of crop science of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka are set to partner Anambra State Agricultural Development Programme to produce Indian melon, sweet melon and a host of other foreign melon for […]
[ad_1] Cowpea, commonly known as beans, is an indigenous legume for most Nigerian families due to its high nutritional value and economic importance to farmers who earn their income by cultivating the crop in commercial quantities. Over the years, more farmers are cultivating cowpea to better their earnings, as well as boost the production of […]