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Feed the Future The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project, run by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), targets five million farmers, said group leader Dr. Osagi Aimiwu. He said this at a meeting with project stakeholders at the National Agency for Agricultural Research and Communications (NAERLS) in Zariya, Kaduna. The project covers the cities […]
While the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal brought some signs of relief to American farmers, most of the heartland economy is still suffering from the blow of Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Take for instance April Hemmes, who grows soybeans and corn on 1,000 acres in Iowa. She locked in prices for half of her […]
AUSTRALIAN barley’s dominant position in the Chinese market is set to continue and Australia’s substantial share of the Chinese wheat market also remains strong, although facing competition from North American suppliers. That was the message COFCO International Australia chief executive officer, Yebin “Bruce” Li, presented to the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) forum in […]
In an effort to achieve food security in the state of Kogi, Synergos Nigeria, with the support of the State Partnership for Agriculture (SPA), has launched a new state investment plan (AIP) for the state. The head of agriculture, Technoserve Nigeria, Dr. Abdulrahman Danbaba, spoke about this at a meeting on the topic “AIP and […]
Global growth forecast fell for the first time since July 2016 Same week the World Bank lowered its economic growth Prospects for Nigeria, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) followed this, justifying expectations for growth in Africa’s largest economy to 1.9 percent from 2.1 percent in April last year. In North Nigeria, herder farmers clashed, disrupting […]
Bola Tinubu Afenifere spokesperson Yinka Odumakin again attacked the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaja Bol Ahmed Tinubu. Odyumakin on Wednesday condemned the assumption of the governor of the state of Lagos that the federal government should take the unoccupied land in Nigeria and turn them into pastures as a solution to […]
Palm oil producers have asked the government to reconsider and review the imposition of a 5% sales tax on fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for the palm oil industry as they are already paying several other types of taxes. The producers, through the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) highlighted in a statement that the industry is […]
Mike Ebo and Gabriel EvepaABUJA – The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a Memorandum of Understanding, with a civil society organization, the Association of Agricultural Alumni of Nigeria, AGAN, for the creation of $ 4.95 million. US, about 1.1 billion dollars. US Agriculture and Waste Management, AWARE, Women and Youth Empowerment Project […]
FIFTEEN crops that are immune to maize diseases were produced by an agricultural research center in Naivasha, Kenya. The MLND Research Center, which was established by the International Center for the Advancement of Corn and Wheat in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), approved resistant genes up to 30 varieties adapted […]
Tinubu The national leader of the Progressive Congress (BTR), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, criticized the representative of Afenifer, Inka Odumakin, for criticizing his statement on pastures. Odumakin condemned the proposal of the governor of the state of Lagos that the federal government should take the unoccupied land in the country and turn them into pastures as […]
On October 18, Egypt purchased 180 KMT of milling wheat from Russia to be delivered on December 1–10, 2018 at an average price of USD 253.24/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled USD 244.32/MT C&F, reports UkrAgroConsult. The purchase included the following: Quantity, KMT Origin Shipper FOB ($) Freight ($) C&F ($) […]
Mohammed on his farmland at the gates of LASU. Insert: vegetable farmers prepare PHOTO beds: FEMI IBIROGBA Once again, the revelations of small-scale vegetable growers in the Ojo region in Lagos confirmed the empowerment of agriculture. This set of urban farmers, rather than imposing a burden on society, believes in the dignity of work, the […]
Professor Acoroda Professor Malaki Akoroda, the immediate executive director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (KRIN), is in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Ibadan. He talks about the problems of the cocoa industry and the way forward. FEMI IBRORGBA Nigeria has set a goal to increase the production of cocoa beans […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expressed concern that the increasing incidence of floods, conflicts, and climate change are obstacles to the efforts of the federal government to achieve zero hunger by 2030. The representative of the FAO country Sufyan Koroma, who spoke about this at a rally on World Food Day in 2018 on […]
President of Nigeria Muhammad Bukhari Joseph Edegbo A group of professionals from Nigeria wants the federal government to use the development potential of the Niger and Benue rivers, just as it draws the United Nations attention to Lokoia, “Heritage is the legacy of the UN”. Professionals working under the management of “YG-Consult” made a call […]