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[ad_1] An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has blamed the increasing waste from agricultural produce on poor use of technologies meant for food preservation in the country.Olawale, a fellow of the Nigerian Agriculture and Extension Liaison Service (NAERLS), said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. The […]
[ad_1] Farmers, processors and agro-allied researchers have called on the Federal Government to keep the land borders closed for no fewer than 10 years and ignore local and international pressures to re-open them.They urged the government to keep them closed for another 10 years to stabilise food production, value chain development and maximize the benefits […]
The 2019 annual review and planning meeting of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) has come and gone but the memories and scenes are still lingering. The meeting, which can be described as an indaba of close to 80 experts: agronomists, breeders, social scientists, development partners, farmers and policymakers, provided an ample opportunity for reflection […]
The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services and the Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research failed to provide evidence of how they spent about N350 million, an audit report has said. They have also not been able to meet their financial targets over the years, the report revealed. The disputed funds, from both contracts […]
A Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) report says on the average, plantain post-harvest losses and transformed (value added) quantities in the world are about 11.5 percent and 11 percent, respectively, while the remaining percentage is consumed as staple food without value addition. Based on the categorisation of utilisation by FAO, ripe or unripe plantain pulps […]
They have complained that demand for Nigerian rice is more than supply, leaving their requests unattended to for months hence resulting in an increase in price. Alhaja Faliyat Olukoya, a market leader in Mile 12, who is also a rice dealer, disclosed that it usually takes the processors a longer time before delivering the product. […]
Increasing food security challenges and environmental degradation aggravating poverty and crises in the Third World countries have been described as consequences of reckless human actions. The post Don explains how human actions threaten food sufficiency appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. [ad_2] Read Original Story Here By Guardian
Livestock farmers, owners, butchers, traders, and consumers have been placed on red alert, especially this festive season, on the prevalence of Charcoal Anthrax disease, which predominantly affects livestock. Though first detected outside the country, Niger Republic to be precise, Nigerians have been put on alert, as a large chunk of livestock consumed in […]
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has advised the Federal Government to sustain the country’s adoption of safe use of modern biotechnology to achieve food security and sustainable economic growth. It also called for the upward review of the funding/budgetary allocation for the agency, considering its achievements and expanded responsibilities following the successful amendment of […]
A new partnership has commenced between OCP Africa Nigeria Fertilizer, its research institution, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) and Nigerian universities, to boost the performance of the country’s agriculture. As part of the collaboration, OCP and UM6P visited the authorities of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The […]
Goats are the most slaughtered animals in Nigeria. Figures from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the National Bureau of Statistics indicate that an average of 7.3 million goats are slaughtered every year. Out of the statistics, Katsina State recorded the highest figure among the list of highest producers of goats […]
Collaboration between government, research institutes, farmers and processors has been recommended by stakeholders to drive economic growth of the Agric Industry. They noted that the relationship would also ensure that agro-industries are sited in rural areas where they can add value, to enhance food security and economic advancement of the country. These were part of […]
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Benue State, Dr. Timothy Ajir, has said they are ready to participate in the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) of the Federal Government. He also spoke on plans to improve farming and increase productivity, as well as better the lives of farmers. He spoke with our correspondent […]
Bodo City, Whenyozor, Sugii and K-dere communities in Ogoni part of Rivers State prided themselves in the variety of crops and seafood they produced. They farmed the land and explored the waters around them for aquatic foods. The local economy is tied to the richness of the land and waters. But two large oil spillage […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has, through its High 5s programme, supported the growth and impacted the development of the African continent, its President, Akinwumi Adesina, has said. Mr Adesina, who spoke at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit in Abuja on Saturday, said through the programme, the AfDB has been able […]