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[ad_1] Unveiled during the ACAI annual review and planning meeting in Zanzibar archipelago, Akilimo’s recommendations are based on knowledge gathered from field trials in over 5,000 farmers’ fields. It combines this data with weather and soil data in spatial crop models to calculate expected yield increases and revenue gain from investments in improved agronomic interventions. […]
[ad_1] As the New Year begins, Daily Trust on Sunday sought the views of farmers and experts on areas they think government needs to invest more in the sector. Dr Samaila Aliyu, an agronomist based in Abuja, said government should look more into the dry season farming activities. He wants the Federal Ministry of Agriculture […]
[ad_1] At least 1,600 youths and women are qualified for the agribusiness empowerment programme in Kano State, according to Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS). The beneficiaries of the programme, which is being powered by the World Bank, Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kano State Government, will receive N2.5 million each to […]
[ad_1] With pressures on the poultry industry to reduce antibiotic usage, there is a greater focus on finding new ways to maximise birds’ health and wellbeing from the earliest stages. This has led the nutritional team at the Agric Broadcast Network (ABN) to examine the role environment and nutrition can play in broiler performance. We […]
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[ad_1] Smallholder farmers in Edo State have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for creating the right environment to attract the investment in the Oil Palm Sector. The applaud came on the heels of about N69b committed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP).A cross section […]
[ad_1] It was a case of different strokes for different players in the poultry industry during the festive season. While some smiled to the banks with high proceeds, it wasn’t so for others, as they struggled to sell off their stock at give-away prices, to manageably realise their investment. Despite the border closure, which has […]
[ad_1] A Fulani herders group in Oyo State, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, has filed a suit against the state government and the State House of Assembly over the anti grazing law recently passed by the state assembly. The group described the bill as a gross violation of their fundamental rights. The group […]
[ad_1] Live poultry dealers in the Lagos metropolis have called on the state and local government authorities to provide mini processing and storage facilities in each of the marketplaces to enhance wholesomeness of the products, economic improvement and employment opportunities. Some of the dealers who spoke with The Guardian said provision of soft loans, construction […]
[ad_1] To enhance quality and employability of its agricultural graduates, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Felix Kolawole Salako, has disclosed the institution’s readiness to chart a new course and explore innovative strategies to solve accommodation and transportation challenges. He said though some hostels were built and some of them […]
[ad_1] …as RIFAN meets CBN, tours producing states …farmers target N650bn income No fewer than one million rice farmers are currently been mobilised to begin massive rice production for the 2019/2020 dry season programme. The momentum for this year’s production is fired by the land border closure and the apparent benefits, among them widening of […]
[ad_1] …as key FG programmes taken over by other agencies The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development struggled through2019 without any meaningful programme that impacted the lives of smallholder farmers. This is more so because key successful agricultural programmes of the Buhari administration were driven by agencies or institutions outside the control of the […]
[ad_1] Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has pledged to partner with Feed The Future (FTF) to improve agribusiness in the state. Ortom, who noted that his administration would ensure that the programme succeeded in the state, spoke during the Agribusiness Finance and Investment Summit in Makurdi, organised by Feed The Future, a United States […]
[ad_1] The federal government says it will not wait for an outbreak of anthrax in the country before taking preventive measures. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, said it was initiating a targeted, risk-based surveillance to prevent any outbreak. The director of the department, […]
[ad_1] The prices of some farm produce at Katsina markets appreciated in the Christmas and New Year season, DailyTrust reports. Some weeks back, the price of 100kg sorghum was sold for about N5,500 but it now cost N7,500, said some farmers interviewed by this reporter. Umar Audi, one of the farmers stated that they were […]