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Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the carbon stored within the soil and forms the basis of soil fertility. It is a part of soil organic matter that plays a key role in soil health through biological, physical and chemical functions. (Organic Carbon Stock) Although different soils have different levels of SOC, surface layer has the […]
The Federal Government, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), two years ago launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase One (ATASP-1) with commodity value chain development alongside infrastructure development as some of its key components in four Staple Crop Processing Zones. The four Staple Crop Processing Zones where the project is being […]
Herdsmen: Benue Youths Protest Killings, Residents in Makurdi have trooped out in their thousands to protest against the January 2, herdsmen’s attack on farmers in which 20 people were killed. The protesters are calling on the presidency to bring the culprits to book. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Presidential Intervention needed”, “Why […]
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday said the state agricultural sector, through its Agricultural Revolution Programme (ARP), would generate about 15 per cent of the state internally generated income in 2018. “Kogi is working hard to upstage its internally generated revenue from its exploits in agriculture to generate at least 15% of its income […]
“It my earnest desire that we must live beyond oil and dust our fan to flame our agriculture which used to make us thick before the discovery of oil. Chairman of the South East Governors Forum (SEGF) and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi has appealed to Nigerians to go back to agriculture as […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced that the country would stop importation of rice from 2018, to encourage the production of local rice. The president, who said this in his address to the nation in Abuja to mark the beginning of 2018, said it is in view of this reality that in 2015 he […]
Dating back to the 1950s, all tiers of government set up farm settlements to promote efficient use of land in a way that will boost socioeconomic life of people and the community. But with the discovery of oil, the nation shifted away from agriculture leading to the abandonment of farm settlements across the country. However, […]
Common Tomato Diseases, Tomato, pepper, eggplant and potato, popular garden crops in the Solanaceae family of plants, are susceptible to several diseases that can diminish or completely ruin harvests. Some of those diseases damage fruit, while others devastate the foliage. In all cases, plant health and vigor is negatively affected. Listed below are symptoms of […]
“Developing the Cross River State Cocoa Value Chain for Export” The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is set to address inadequacies and raise awareness of farmers on processing high-quality cocoa for export. Executive Director of NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, stated this in Ikom Local Council Area, Cross River State, during a two-day Cross River Cocoa […]
FAO Rekindles Food Sustainability In Northeast, The launch of the dry season farming in the Northeast states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), appears to be the right step in supporting the populations in the northeast who are faced with a food crisis.To say it is timely is to […]
The Ogun State government has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country, with the launch of the MITROS Rice processing factory and formal launch of the rice, in Asero, Abeokuta, the state capital, boosting the Federal Government’s dream of attaining food sufficiency in the area of rice production. At the launch, graced by […]
Fishery Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri is the Minister of State for Agriculture. During the just concluded 10th Ministerial Conference of the Fisheries Committee of the West Central Gulf of Guinea in Abuja, he told Daily Trust on Sunday that Nigeria’s biggest problem was the smuggling activities along the border with Benin Republic. You said Nigeria […]
Budget: New Agric Projects To Gulp N21.9bn, New projects at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) headquarters, its parastatals, agencies and colleges are expected to gulp N21.9 billion out of the total allocation of N98.125 billion assigned to the ministry. This amount is, however, not inclusive of projects already ongoing at the […]
decision support tools, Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world met with policymakers in Tanzania, under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues to the agronomy of cassava. The meeting, held from December 11 to 15, […]
Third Nutritious Food Fair, Women have been identified as major players in addressing malnutrition in Nigeria and unless they are trained to make nutrition-sensitive decisions, malnutrition cannot be eradicated in the country. The Country Manager of HarvestPlus Nigeria, Dr Paul Ilona, who disclosed this during the third edition of the Nutritious Food Fair (NFF) at […]