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A Thai consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to invest in the local production of rice for export in the next eight months. This partnership was necessitated by the Nigerian rice revolution and a drastic drop in rice importation from Thailand from more than 600,000 metric […]
Image: Premium Times Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed one Ioryem Makondo in Che Agbe Mbayer/Yandev area of Benue State on his farm. While confirming the attack, Chairman, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Anthony Shawon, said the case has been reported to the army. He said: “In Nzorov council ward, the herders were […]
Poland’s corn production in 2018-19 is forecast to fall 20% compared to the previous year due to drought conditions in key growing areas, according to a Nov. 20 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA projects the country’s corn output at 3.2 million tonnes, down from 4.0 million tonnes in […]
– President Buhari has scored his administration high in the agricultural sector, particularly rice production – He said his administration has cut down rice importation by 90% in the last three years – He added that the number of farmers has increased by 12 million within two years – The president also faulted a report […]
Brazil, traditionally the world’s top sugar producer, is poised to cede the crown to India for the first time in 16 years. Production in the Asian country this season may rise 5.2 percent to a record 35.9 million metric tons on increasing acreage and improving yields, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service said […]
The Country Representative of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN, Suffyan Koroma has said that crop seeds and fertilizer are being distributed to 80, 600 farmers affected by conflicts in the Northeast. The distribution of farm inputs was to improve food security, livelihoods and nutrition of people affected by 10-year Boko Haram insurgency […]
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo chairs activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto state, beginning from yesterday. The two-day meeting in Sokoto affords participating states in Nigeria the opportunity to peer-review one another, particularly on achievements and steps taken so far since 2016 to bring about zero hunger. The peer review […]
The Gombe State Commodity Depot/Exchange Centre (COMDEC) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as loans to farmers in the 11 local government areas of the state for the 2019 farming season. The Chairman of the COMDEC, Musa Yahaya, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Gombe on Tuesday, saying that no fewer than […]
Dr. Gloria Elemo Professor Gloria Elemo, Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on ways to empower women in agriculture, attract youths into the sector and prevent post-harvest losses, among other issues. Women are estimated to be 70% in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. […]
HARVEST has progressed across Australia’s cropping regions, with many growers surprised by the good quality of grain coming out of paddocks. Victorian Farmers Federation grains president Ross Johns, based in Warracknabeal, said while recent rain had delayed harvest in some parts of the state, “rain is always good, whenever it falls.” Despite the challenges of […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided $120 million to scale up adoption of agricultural technology innovations among the rural farmers on the African continent. The fund, to be disbursed in three tranches of $40 million each from 2018-2021, was aimed at reaching 40 million farmers across the continent through the Technologies for African Agricultural […]
Nigerians, especially cotton farmers, are expressing hope that the recent promises by relevant stakeholders to revive the cotton industry will yield fruitful results by bringing back the lost glory of the once vibrant sector. The cotton industry in Nigeria used to be very viable, employing a large number of people but this became history right […]
Thirty-year-old Aliyu Hassan looked sober when he narrated the story that will, for many years, linger in his memory. Daily Trust met with Hassan in his rice farm in Dubali, about 40 kilometres from Jalingo, and engaged him on his farming activities. In 2016, Hassan said he got 400 bags (40 tonnes) which he sold […]
ADVERTISEMENT The Federal Government has been urged to directly involve farmers, especially women smallholder framers who produced over 70 percent of the food consumed in Nigeria, in agriculture budgeting processes and implementation. This is contained in a communiqué of a two-day Annual National Forum of women farmers, organised by the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation […]
ADVERTISEMENT The Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has said that its one million registered members are threatened by importation. The national president of the association, Alhaji Bello Abubakar Funtua, stated this during a press conference in Abuja. “The recent publication by National Biosafety Management Agency on the request by Grand Cereal limited requesting for […]