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Four farmers – Akuha Igber, Awuhe Ashwe, Gowon Genki and Takela Denke – on Wednesday appeared before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court charged with killing a 95-year-old man, Boun Adi. The suspects, all residents of Tse-Igbazer in Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue, were charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide punishable under sections 97 […]
Record procurement of rice is on the cards in India for the federal food security this season as arrivals have jumped in states where Assembly polls were held recently. While procurement has marginally trailed this year in traditional states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the pre-poll announcement of bonus has bolstered arrival of paddy in […]
Tunisia’s state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase up to 100,000 tonnes of durum wheat, European traders said on Tuesday. The grain can be sourced from optional origins. The tender deadline is Jan. 9, they said.The durum is sought in four 25,000 tonne consignments. The tender sought shipment between Feb. 15 and […]
Interview with Sergey Feofilov, Founder and CEO of the company UkrAgroConsult, Ph.D. in Economics UkrAgroConsult: In December, we traditionally sum up the results of the past year. How reliable did your forecasts for 2018 prove to be and what are the expectations for the coming year? Sergey Feofilov: The forecast success rate is good. Of […]
Government made a $2,5 million payment after Holbud threatened to cut off the deal citing Harare’s delay in meeting its financial obligations. Holbud delivered 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat worth $12,2 million. The UK based supplier last week raised concern over Zimbabwe’s delay in paying for the wheat that docked in Beira nine days […]
Export of soya bean oil and palm oil from Bangladesh to India has remained almost stalled since September last year, after bullish three months, as India has tightened the duty-free import of the products from Bangladesh. Exporters said that Bangladesh was supposed to get duty-free benefits for export of edible oil to India under the […]
China’s corn ending inventories have declined by over 20% since the state stockpiling program was abolished in 2016, found the analysts. Rabobank expects inventories to further drop in the coming years, potentially to critically low levels. Options to boost China’s corn supply Market-driven corn price increases will incentivize acreage rebound, but can only be part […]
Dr Babajide Adelekan is the Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State. In this interview by NURUDEEN ALIMI, He explains how far the college has delivered on its mandates and how adequate funding can help to do more. By Last updated Jan 7, 2019 What are those madates given to the Federal College of […]
Cross-section of farmers at the event The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), in partnership with the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and Oxfam International, have organised a forum for Lagos State governorship aspirants to present their manifestos to farmers. The farmers also presented expectations they termed farmers’ manifestoes/petitions. The farmers’ manifestoes, which are based on […]
President-General, Chief Nwokoro (third from left), performing the ground-breaking ceremony; Mrs Ejekam, Dufil Prima Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, (third from right) and other community and company representatives at the ceremony at Item, Abia State A 1040-hectare oil palm farm has been given by Amokwe and Okai villages of Item in Bende local government area to Dufil Prima […]
Kano The Kano State government has supported the state chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) with N132 million to enable it take delivery of the 44 tractors it ordered recently from India. The state AFAN chairman, Alhaji Faruk Rabi’u, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in […]
The Country Coordinator of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, Dr Rose Gidado, has debunked claims by some non-governmental organisations that genetically modified beans are harmful to humans. In a statement in Abuja, Gidado said that the conspiracy claims were targeted at discrediting a 10-year research work carried out by scientists at the Institute of […]
While developments in the sector have shown signs of hope, rising interest rate and constraints in credit expansion remain major concerns to players, DANIEL ESSIET reports. For analysts, this year is likely to be challenging; one that would test the resilience of economy. This is because of the delays in projects spending, weak credit extension and […]
Directly Above Shot Of Roasted Coffee Beans In Cup And On Table Despite the rising demand for coffee globally, Nigerian farmers seem not to be tapping the potential as the produce has seen a significant dip in both production and export. Coffee is a tropical plant, which comes in two main types: Robusta and Arabica. […]
As the nation enters 2019, the National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Architect Kabiru Ibrahim expressed hope for a better agribusiness environment. In this interview with Daily Trust, he said the best way to boost the sector is to promote and patronize locally- produced products through “limited protectionism” among other things. Excerpts: […]