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Why FG should build cold-rooms

The ProtectOzone Sustainable Living Initiative NGO called on the federal government to create cold rooms from solar technology to lengthening nutrients and shelf life of products. Olakekan Sipasi, the founder of the organization, called in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) in Lagos. Sipashi said that the call became necessary because cold stores […]

Farmers, agro-industrialists, others demand simple procedures in agric financing

Tomato Farm Farmers, industrialists, and financial experts in the agribusiness industries have appealed to the federal government to simplify the processes and requirements for access to agricultural finance. They responded to calls for layers of obstacles that inexperienced farmers face when going for loans as individuals or cooperatives. Although the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]

How Rwanda honey gets Europe, Asia trusts

Shema Aimable is an official member of the National Council for the Development of Agricultural Exports in Rwanda (NAEB), responsible for livestock products for export. He led a country delegation representing members of the multiparty beekeeper platform in Rwanda (RAMP) of the just-concluded sixth ApiExpo Africa, Abuja, to demonstrate and demonstrate how the honey industry […]

Ogbeh urges soil scientists to check degradation

… establishes the governing board of the institute The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, head of Audu Ogbe, said that there is an urgent need for a well-planned scientific soil management strategy to control or prevent degradation for the continuous use of soil for increasing and sustaining crop production. The minister said this in […]

Harvest-Plus refutes being part of $200bn bio-fortification fund

Dr. Paul Ilona Harvest-Plus Nigeria has denied that it is part of the estimated $ 200 billion worth of crop bioinformation, according to some daily newspapers. The leader of the Harvest-Plus Nigeria country team, Dr. Paul Ilona, ​​said that the publication was unjustified and came from those who are prone to the malignant image of […]

Bee venom can kill virus, heals wounds faster – Don

Dr. Mkabwa Manoko of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, said that bee venom can be used to kill the deadly viruses in the body. Dr. Manoko, also head of the department of agricultural sciences and beekeeping at the university, said this in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) on the sidelines […]

Farmer beats Jigawa legislator, picks APC ticket + Result

Alhaji Sani Zaburan, a small farmer, chose the “All Progressive Congresses” (APC) ticket on Saturday to challenge the elections in the state of Kaugam in 2019 after defeating the current legislator Usman Masaki. Zaburan, a sesame farmer in the area, was chairman of the Kaugama Local Government Area in 2002. Election Commission Chairman Alhaji Auvalu […]

Poor access to finance halts agribusiness success in Nigeria

Lack of access to finance in the value chain in agriculture was described as a serious obstacle that stopped agricultural business and productivity in Nigeria. This was revealed at the end of a 5-day training workshop for agricultural value chain producers in Kano, organized by the Nigeria Risk Distribution System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). Briefing […]

Why Katsina farmers abandoned large scale cocoyam farming

Cocoyam farmers in the state of Katsina expressed concern about how, for nearly a decade, leaf bite disease prevented large-scale crop production in the state. Fifteen years ago, the southern part of the state of Katsina was well known for the large-scale production of kokoyama. Many traders from the south, east and the country of […]

Preventing your groundnuts from aflatoxins contamination right from farm

Currently 3 new improved varieties are available (Sumnut 24, 25 and 26) It is estimated that the concentration of aflatoxins in all local peanut varieties produced in Nigeria reaches 392 micrograms per billion, which is about 20 times the permissible level of aflatoxins contaminated by 20 micrograms per billion, set by the Standard Organization of […]

Lightning Strikes Dead 23 Cows In Ekiti Community

Lightning Strikes Cows: The deafening lightning on Tuesday struck the dead about 23 cows in Okeowa Eluju, a manor in Iloro-Ekiti, Ijero local government district. Lightning followed the downpour in the community, which, according to some, was unprecedented and caused panic. The shepherd, Abdullahi Kadiri, described this incident as a strange phenomenon, regretting the loss […]

Morocco to suspend soft wheat customs duty on Nov. 1

Morocco will cancel customs duty on soft wheat on November 1 to ensure regular supply, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. To protect the local harvest, Morocco imposed a 135 percent customs duty which will last until October 31. The move followed an exceptional cereals output this year of 10.3 million tonnes, including of 4.91 […]

Kogi Assembly Pledges Improved Agriculture Budget In 2019

Kogi State Assembly committed to improving the allocation of budgetary allocations in the agricultural sector in 2019 to ensure the achievement of the Maputo 2003 Declaration, which provides at least 10 percent for the sector. Abdulkarim Kekere-Sani (APC-Okehi) and Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives revealed this during a parliamentary […]

Iran Gov’t Buys 5.5% More Wheat This Year

More than 9.5 million tons of wheat worth 120 trillion rials ($750 million) have been purchased from local farmers across the country by the government in the current Iranian year, registering a 5.5% rise both in weight and value compared with last year. This was stated by an advisor to the agriculture minister and executive […]

Corn and soy prices rally to multi-week highs after Nafta revamp

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