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Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into A Nationwide Database, Do you check your rain gauge every day? Then here’s a feel-good job for you: Be a precipitation reporter for a national network called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network – CoCoRaHS for short. This network of rain, hail, and snow observers is now 20,000 strong, […]
Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before. According to data published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), consumers are expected to eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilo) of red meat and poultry this year, up from 216.9 pounds per person in 2017. That will surpass the previous record of 221.9 […]
China’s largest pig farming companies and new entrants are racing to build vast, modern hog farms in the north-eastern cornbelt, expanding the world’s biggest pork market and upending traditional trade flows in meat and grain. China Pig Farmers At least eight listed companies have announced or confirmed plans to produce around 17 million pigs annually in […]
Poultry Bird Flu, Nigeria was the first African country to experience a known outbreak of bird flu in 2006 which could not be fully contained until 2008. H5N1, popularly known as bird flu is the most infectious and dangerous strain of avian influenza virus. The virus which emerged from the Asian continent in the 1980s […]
Rain-Fed Farming Practises, Water is one of the most essential resources needed for plant growth. When plants have adequate water, they can absorb nutrients from the soil and produce high yield crops. In Nigeria, rain is the natural source of water that most farmers depend on. This implies that farming activities are limited to the […]
Common Poultry diseases are no doubt one of the major challenges facing the poultry farming business industry in Nigeria. There have been many cases where farmers lost several thousands of dollars’ worth of investments due to sudden poultry disease outbreak. Common poultry diseases are caused by Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi. Apart from this, improper […]
Crab Farming Business, Scylla serrata is the common mudcrab occurring in the estuarine and mangrove areas and is commonly called as “red crab” and it prefers to live in low saline waters. Male crabs of S. serrata grow to 700 to 800 gm at the maximum The export size of the crab is 500 g […]
The Lagos State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) is helping to achieve the World Bank’s twin goals of ending poverty and boosting prosperity by creating new agric entrepreneurs. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Nurudeen Adekunle, a Physiology Graduate, has been searching for jobs without any success until he saw the advert of the Lagos State Commercial Agriculture […]
Killer Herdsmen Deserve Maximum Punishment, President Muhammadu Buhari has described herdsmen who murdered over 50 persons in Benue communities a few days ago as criminals. Buhari spoke yesterday through his representative and Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazzau (rtd), during a condolence visit to Governor Samuel Ortom at Government House, Makurdi. He said he […]
It was one of the states hit recently by killings. (Kaduna Killings) Many believed President Muhammadu Buhari would seize the opportunity offered by the visit to voice government’s concern and allay people’s fears. They were disappointed. Buhari yesterday commissioned 10 coaches and two locomotives and the Kaduna Inland Dry Port. Parts of the country witnessed […]
‘How I Become Oil Palm Seedling Breeder ’, Comrade Paul I. Anza is an oil palm farmer/breeder based in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, also into breeding of coconut and oranges among others. He spoke with Daily Trust on the high yielding varieties he breeds in his farm. Excerpts: For how long have you been into breeding? […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has mapped out strategies for effective monitoring of development/ donor partners funded projects. The Minister of State, Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri while declaring open a one day meeting of the Joint Administrative Implementation Completion Review of closed projects in Abuja, said the strategies which include the formation of the Project […]
FACAN Trains 49 Groups In Sokoto On Agric, Marketing, The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) says 49 agricultural groups in Sokoto State have been trained in modern production and marketing strategies. The National Secretary of FACAN, Dr Bello Dogondaji, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday […]
Herdsmen Cattle Routes, Farmers and herdsmen in Bogoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State have been urged to live peacefully with one another. The call was made by the Bauchi State Director, National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Nuru Kobi during a one day sensitisation workshop for farmers and herdsmen at the Bogoro LGA secretariat. Alhaji […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture (NIRSAL) has introduced Project Monitoring Reporting and Remediation Office (PMRO) to support 225,000 farmers under the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Scheme. A statement from NIRSAL on Wednesday said the PMRO office will be located in each state and the Federal Capital Territory. “The PMROs are designed to support […]