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The Brazil Africa Forum in São Paulo featured discussions regarding the continent’s development and existing cooperation possibilities. The Arab Brazilian Chamber’s secretary-general was one of the panelists. São Paulo – Although it’s striving to develop through agriculture, Africa is faced with obstacles, like difficulties in building cooperation efforts and financing to smallholder farmers, who account […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday, inaugurated the executive officers of the National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN), as part of efforts to re-position the fish sub-sector to meet increasing local demand. Mr Edet Akpan, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, inaugurated the officers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the inauguration was […]
No less than 400,000 jobs have been created in different segments of the agricultural value chain by the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The Details: This feat was made possible via the provision of N101 billion by banks, according to reports from The Nation. While giving a speech on the sidelines […]
As the world grapples with the challenges of global warming, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Anthony Okonkwo, has called for less consumption of livestock to prevent its negative health consequences. Okonkwo, who spoke on ‘Reducing Business Risk Through Good Environmental Stewardship’ at the 2019 Health Safety and Environment […]
Nigeria can make fortunes from dairy production, if cattle rearing is taken as a business and not culture. This is the submission of the Head, Operations of Development Practice Academy (DEPRA), Mr. Adebimpe Aderounmu, in this interview with South West Bureau Chief, Muyiwa Adeyemi. You held a summit on Dairy Enterprise Development recently before the […]
For Nigeria to diversify its economy through agriculture, its products must be able to access international markets. On this note, the Institute of Agribusiness Management Nigeria (IAMN) will hold its 2019 agribusiness conference to discuss ways to drive global market penetration of agric commodities of Nigerian origin. The conference which is scheduled to from 18th […]
The Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Akwa Ibom State, Frankylin Isong, on Tuesday, blamed the high cost of food in the state on the deplorable condition of the Calabar-Itu Road. Isong said the road had worsened to such an extent that travellers now spend more than six hours for a journey that ordinarily ought […]
Ministers of Agriculture from 30 African countries, including Nigeria last week met to discuss actionable solutions to the threat posed by climate change to agriculture in Africa. The meeting was the 2nd annual ministerial conference of the Adapting African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative, with the theme “Food Security Facing Climate Change”. READ MORE: Agriculture Will Produce Future […]
Some universities have not only joined the global campaign for food security, but they are also concerned about building a future shaped by agricultural practice, SAMUEL AWOYINFA reports The issue of food security is a global phenomenon. That is why organisations, such as the Food and Agricultural Organisation and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture […]
Farming can be a difficult vocation. It is, however, one of the oldest and most important businesses and one that is sure to continue to be as important for years to come. It is also, however, an extremely difficult business to run with a lot of unpredictable influences. It’s necessary, therefore, if you are going […]
As at November, 2019 the NCRI cancer conference reported a triple- fold increase in deaths arising from liver cancer in England than ever before. The survey covered a 20-year period between 1997 and 2016 confirmed that this was common among the most deprived of the society. As a matter of fact, there has been a […]
In many parts of Sokoto State, climate change has affected the harvest of cowpea, as seeds, stems and leaves have been ruined. Farmers complain that most of the grains and leaves of cowpea plants had become pitch-black and impaired, a situation they attributed to inconsistent rainfall. One of the farmers, Alhaji Haliru Bankanu, who is […]
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about 100, 000 hectares of new land for oil palm investors in the state. Obaseki made this known during the 2019 Alaghodaro Youth Summit held in Benin to mark his third year in office. He said: “From […]
Cotton farmers in Nigeria have said access to improved seeds and other inputs led to improved yields on their farms this year. Cotton is grown in the savannah belts of the country, namely, Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Ondo, Kwara, Katsina, Jigawa, Ogun, Kebbi, Sokoto and Plateau states. Meanwhile, harvest is said to have begun in Katsina, […]
Three Nigerian radio stations are now broadcasting agronomic recommendations on the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best Planting Practices. The Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best Planting Practices is one of the Decision Support Tools of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI). The radio stations include Splash FM (105.5 FM), Harvest […]