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In a new public-private partnership, Kaduna state government and farmer-owned Arla Foods are committing to further development of a long-term sustainable dairy industry and local dairy sector in Nigeria by helping 1,000 small scale farmers create better livelihoods. Already active in existing development projects within the dairy industry, Kaduna state, Arla and the federal government […]
Unity Bank Plc has struck a partnership with Binkabi, a blockchain-based commodity trading network, to improve lending to the agriculture sector in the country. The Head, Risk Management and Compliance, Unity Bank, Mr Usman Abdulqadir, said the collaboration would also help to provide end-to-end solutions for farmers and the entire agribusiness value chain. Abdulqadir, who […]
If you aim to make a living off the land, consider one of these projects in profitable farming that will provide a good start and support longer-term ventures. Farming can be slow to grow as a business, so when you start a farm, you should include at least one high-profit venture. Such a venture in […]
Avocado Farming – Kenya’s avocado has seen farmers abandoning their traditional crops in favour of harvesting the popular fruit, with the demand for avocados increasing in recent years due to its perceived health benefits. Kenya’s fertile soil and temperate climate have made it ideal for growing avocados and the country has become the only African […]
Betty Amihere Northern Regional Editor In a bid to address issues of low yield productivity experienced by farmers, the West and Central Africa Council for Agriculture Research and Development (CORAF ) and the Nigerian Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), yesterday gathered key stakeholders across the agricultural value chain to find ways that will not only increase farmers use […]
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, signed the bill establishing the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources into law. He said the essence of the law was to have three schools of agriculture that would be training the needed manpower to drive and sustain the ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector in […]
The Green Alternative, a policy and strategy document of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture says, “The new policy regime, tagged the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP), is founded on the following guiding principles, a number of which are carryovers from the ATA, reflecting the strong desire for policy stability. New elements added reflect the lessons from […]
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Federal Government to do more to revamp the agriculture sector and the economy. Clark, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said it had become necessary for the country to explore all available means to reposition the agriculture sector to cushion the shortfalls […]
ACCRA – Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes. The new technology is being used as farmers’ cooperatives are slowly abandoning manual labor as they seek higher efficiency. Some, however, think the use of the drones is too costly and may shut out […]
By Betty Amihere, Northern Regional Editor Despite government efforts at reducing the cost and improving accessibility of fertilizer to farmers, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have continued to bemoan the high cost of the commodity lamenting that a bag still goes for as high as N10,000. Recall that in 2016, the presidential Fertiliser initiative was […]
Iyalode Alaba Lawson is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of US-Nigeria Trade Council USA, and the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the umbrella organization for all Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria. With the establishment of the Lawson’s Group of Schools, consisting of Lawson’s International […]
Soybean farmers in Benue State are optimistic of bumper harvest this year despite the challenge of inadequate and high cost of fertiliser in the market. A soybean farmer in Gboko, Titus Atondo, told our correspondent in Makurdi that he expected bumper harvest this year. He said his eight-hectare soybean farm located at Mbatiav in Gboko […]
The Centre for Genomics Research and Innovation (CGRI) has said that the use of genomics methods would make the country self-sufficient in meat and dairy production. Prof Nash Oyekanmi, the director, CGRI, made this known in Ibadan during the second edition of the strategic research interest group meeting on livestock genetic improvement. Oyekanmi said that […]
It has been revealed that 32, 721 farmers have applied for agricultural intervention across value chain through the Agro-processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support Project (APPEALS). Its developed data base showed that out of this number, 11, 210 farmers met the criteria. However, only 2, 521 were said to have been randomly selected for screening. […]