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“Malay Apple” For apple lovers, farmers with cash crops and others in the field of processing and exporting apples, an amazing opportunity to create wealth beckons with the advent of the Malay apple, a new variety that is being developed in Nigeria. This species, invented in Malaysia, South Asia and widely cultivated from Java to […]
Dr. Phillip Ojo, CEO of NAS COOPERATION between the National Council for Agricultural Seeds (NASC) of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) was established to develop a strategy to overcome some of the most important bottlenecks in the country in order to comply with the requirements of […]
President of the Association of Agricultural Producers of Nigeria (FACAN) Dr. Victor Iyama is seeking to increase the export of non-traditional agricultural products in order to contribute to the government's strategy for diversifying foreign revenues. Speaking with Nation, Iyama noted that trade in non-traditional agricultural exports, including fruits and vegetables, as well as individual specialties […]
“How to ensure quality certification of produce” To prevent further deviation of the country’s agricultural products in international markets, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recommended that potential exporters follow established international procedures, directing the movement of goods to other countries. This was the result of the recent abandonment of a large batch of vegetables […]
The FUND for the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) condemned the neglect of palm oil production and the failure to use economic opportunities in the oil palm, noting that farmers can make more profit with modern technology. Assistant Drs. Dr Samuel Dare, who spoke about this during the demonstration and commissioning of small-scale […]
The Niger Conservation Consortium (Ng_SHC), which includes universities, including the University of Obafemi Awolowo (OAU) and research institutes, is a digital soil map for combating the low productivity of agriculture in the country. Climate change has become more acute. The Institute for Agrarian Research and Training of the OAU (IAR & T), which has a […]
Civil society organizations in the Ondo state called on private organizations to complement government efforts in the agricultural sector. The group’s representative, Mr. Franklin Oloniou, said this in Akura during a stakeholder dialogue to address the problems faced by small female farmers in the state. Oloniu explained that this is a five-year public sector accountability […]
Domestic bird The United States will go for the first export of poultry products to Morocco, as both countries agreed to work together on this issue. The United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the country's Minister of Agriculture Sonny Purdue jointly issued this statement on Tuesday in a statement, Nigerian Tribune, "The Trump Administration […]
The expansion of Nigeria's interest in organic farming will have a beneficial effect on the country's food needs, the environment, farmers' incomes, markets and employment, according to the communique "Business Summit on Organic Agriculture 2018". At the summit held in Lagos, participants noted that organic agriculture can offer a huge amount of food security, economic, […]
“Cassava peels” Thanks to innovations and technologies, cassava peels have shifted from environmental inconvenience to important economic materials used in animal feed and mushroom production, among others. Studies have shown that the crust is 20.1% tubers, suggesting that about 4.2 metric tons of cassava husks per hectare are available annually for feeding ruminant animals such […]
The US Trade Representative Office (USTR) and the USDA on Tuesday said that Morocco lifted the ban and agreed to accept the import of American poultry products for the first time. It is estimated that the initial annual supply amounted to about 10 million dollars. USA. The agreement abolishes Morocco's previous ban on US poultry, […]
In the park Green Energy. Recently, the world's largest fertilizer producer, Office Cherifien des Phosphate (OCP), which has its base in Morocco, has invited journalists from some African countries to tour its facilities and a briefing on how it intends to provide food security for the ever-growing of the world's population. NURUDEEN ALIMI was among […]
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in Ilorin, Kvara, is collaborating with the African Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) on initiatives that will contribute to broader rural development and agricultural development. AARDO Secretary-General Vassi Hasan El-Sreikhin, who was on a visit to ARMTI, to resume and strengthen cooperation and cooperation with the institute […]
Sacks of charcoal FEMI IBIROGBA reports on activated charcoal production in Nigeria and such effects as increased solar radiation, climate change, floods, unsustainable precipitation and effects on food production Concerned Nigerians raised alarm about the dangers associated with the senseless destruction of forests in the names of the production of charcoal and other economic exploits […]
“Nigerian fish farmers” The Tilapia and Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN) on Tuesday condemned the release of Tilapia, a farmer’s species of fish, from the ban on imports of the federal government. The National President of the association Remi Ahmed expressed dissatisfaction with the association with the list in an interview with News Agency […]