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Extension agents get 220 vehicles, motorcycles

The Northeast Commodity Association (NECAS) has procured 220 motorcycles and distributed to extension agents in the region. NECAS also distributed utility vehicles to the all the zonal supervisors for easy accessibility to over 20,000 farmers. The states are Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Yobe, while Borno was not included because of  insecurity. The  NECAS National […]

duties for some meals reduced to zero

A zero duty will be applied to imports of rapeseed, cotton, sunflower and palm meals in China from January 1, 2019. These products can be used as a substitute for soybean meal in the livestock sector and compound feed industry, reports UkrAgroConsult. For most part, this decision was made in order to decrease the use […]

How to maintain your tomato health and hygiene

Minimize Irrigation. Tomato plants have surprisingly low water needsand overwatering can promote disease. Once the fruit has started to form, water only when the top three inches of soil becomes dry and the leaves look limp in the heat of the day. Water in the Morning. This way, the moisture will evaporate quickly from the […]

Malaysia planning to support the palm oil market

Malaysia is going to revise the structure of its customs duty on palm oil exports to be charged next year. These measures are taken in order to make the product more competitive, strengthen foreign demand for it, and reduce surplus inventories, reports UkrAgroConsult. In addition, Malaysia intends to reduce high palm oil stocks by expanding […]

Despite price fluctuation, 2018 was good year for vegetable farmers

Vegetable farmers in Jos, Plateau State, say though 2018 saw price fluctuation in the commodity, it was still highly profitable and prepared them for 2019 with enough capital. Daily Trust gathered that a bag of cabbage which sold for between N1,500 and N2, 000 in 2017 sold for between 7,000 and N10,000 in 2018. “It […]

11 Seeds You Should Be Eating

Why Seeds? 11 Seeds You Should Be Eating Seeds are wealthy in vitamins and have many well being advantages. These small however mighty kernels are excessive in nutritional vitamins and minerals the physique must operate at peak efficiency. They are extraordinarily versatile and could be integrated simply into quite a lotof completely different recipes. Want […]

Lessons for Nigeria

The name Kericho is synonymous with tea production in Kenya. Located in the highlands on the western side of the Kenyan Rift Valley, a distance of about 264km from Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the town has stunning tea plantation scenery, tantalising aroma of fresh vegetation and fantastic weather similar to that of Mambilla Plateau, the […]

Top seed Svitolina crashes out in Brisbane

Top seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina crashed out of the Brisbane International at the hands of Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday. In a replay of last year’s final, Sasnovich reversed that result as she ousted Svitolina 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. The Belarusian displayed some breathtaking shot in the first set before Svitolina stormed back in […]

Kano-based miller targets 500 tonnes daily production by June

Kano-based Amarava Rice Mill says it is targeting to record 500 tonnes of daily production by June, just as it hit 250 tonnes to boost local self-sufficiency. Mr Subhash Chand, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN recalls that the […]

Economics and techniques of modern cashew farming |

Cashew A young bricklayer in Kwara State, simply identified as Alaba, was getting frustrated in 2015 because his craft was not fetching him enough money to take proper care of himself and his family. He was contemplating on what to do when an idea struck him. It was in March 2015, and the idea was […]

Cocoa prices end 2018 with strong gains

Cocoa prices ended 2018 with strong gains, leading generally firmer agricultural markets, but the year marked falls for most major commodities as increasing global economic uncertainty hit metals and oil. Worries about slackening growth in China, the world’s second-largest economy, and trade talks between Washington and Beijing will be the main focus in the new […]

Osun farmers demand GSM network at farm settlements

Vox Media The farmers in Osun State said they want the digital mobile network of the Global System for Mobile communication to be extended to the farm settlements in the state to enable them link up and connect with the modern world. One of the farmers, Moruf Babalola, made the appeal during the 2018 Odun […]

Ukrainian rapeseed exports improved 19%

In January-November 2018, Ukraine exported 2.36 million tons of rapeseed for the amount of USD 977.93 million, which is 18.6% more than in the relevant period last year. The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFSU) informs that the major importers of the oilseed crop in the reporting period are as follows:     Belgium — USD […]