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As of September 25, 73.9 thousand tons of grain, 116.9 thousand tons of potatoes and 61.6 thousand tons of vegetables have been harvested in Mongolia. Grain harvesting is running at 15.1 percent, whilst harvesting for vegetables and potatoes is at 66.2-68.9 percent nationwide, Montsame reports. During the spring sowing 2018, 497.2 thousand hectares of areas […]
Nigeria is the largest maize producer in Africa. Nigeria produces about eight million tons of this food crop annually. Corn is grown throughout the country, and the leaders in this crop are Niger, Taraba, Kaduna, Adamava and Plateau. They have the largest corn plantations, and in previous years they sold the harvest at a profit. […]
A Tunisian official blamed climate change to the detriment of the country's agricultural sector, an estimated $ 71.3 million. USA. The head of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Abdel Majed Al-Saar, told reporters that compensation for damage increased by only 5 percent, or by $ 3.5 million. According to him, up to 18 […]
US rail transportation of grain products for the week ended September 22 totaled 23,297 cars, up 18.8% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data showed Wednesday. Rail transportation of chemical products rose 3.6% year on year to 31,741 cars, the data showed. AAR designates fuel-grade ethanol as a chemical product. Cumulatively, grain product […]
The GENDER imbalance was described as an important factor contributing to the development of agriculture in Africa, which holds back progress in ending hunger. This was announced by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at a joint meeting with the African Union (AU) at the recently held […]
Market Commodity Wholesale Retail Last Week Variance 3-Oct-18 Measure Price(N) Measure Price(N) P/Kg(N) W(N) R(N) W(N) R(N) Bodija Market, Oyo State Beans (White) 100Kg 33,000 Congo 520 388 33,000 520 0 0 Garri (White) 100Kg 10,000 Congo 100 83 10,000 100 0 0 Groundnut (Edible) 100Kg […]
An environmental organisation has welcomed Indonesia’s three year moratorium on new palm oil developments but says more needs to be done, with many already in operation in places like Papua province. Mighty Earth’s director for South East Asia Phil Aikman said while the presidential instruction carried some weight it was not legally binding and only […]
The Mother Earth Health Foundation (HOMEF) called on the federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop strategies to combat the use of harmful chemicals and pesticides by farmers. It said that instead one should focus on promoting safe natural / traditional pest and weed control. The statement for LEADERSHIP, signed […]
Depressed prices, higher production costs, contraband and increased competition for land from other more profitable crops has contributed to a decline in corn production in Guatemala, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA also noted in its report that Guatemala […]
FAO's Director-General, José Graziano da Silva (left), presents a plaque for IDDA3 champion, Minister of Industry and SMEs of Senegal, Mustafa Diop, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America. PHOTO: FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated that governments in all African countries should invest heavily in the […]
Germany, in most years one of the EU’s largest grain exporters, is expected to become a net importer after a hot, dry summer damaged crops, said a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). “The drought has heavily affected grain, rapeseed and forage production in Germany,” said the report. “As […]
According to the Nigeria Fertilizer Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (FEPSAN), in accordance with the President's Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), Eighteen fruit plant reproduction plants have been successfully restored. Association President Thomas Etuh made a revelation in Abuja, stating that regenerated plants are now functioning. According to Etuha: “We had six fertilizer plants operating at 10 percent, […]
The Senate is currently stepping up efforts to convert the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice into tariffs, a move that is expected to bring rice prices down and ease inflation. Economic managers have been banking on the scrapping of the rice quota to make rice more affordable, particularly to the poor, who spend at least […]
Agriculture expert Ismail Olawale urged local farmers to adopt a greenhouse farm to improve food security in the country. Olavale says that the benefits of agriculture are enormous. Greenhouse agriculture is an alternative method of farming, where plants are grown in environmentally controlled structures or buildings, which, in turn, leads to an increase in crop […]
Head of Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture As part of its efforts to expand the agricultural sector, the federal government of Nigeria has established a mechanism for the development of the beekeeping industry. President Muhammad Bukhari did this at the sixth APIEXPO Africa 2018 exhibition: “The beekeeping industry for sustainable development, wealth creation and economic […]