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[ad_1] The Anambra State government last year said more than 1,00 active erosion sites across the state have become a major natural disaster. On a sunny Thursday afternoon in October in Ifite Nanka, a town in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State in South-east Nigeria, Felicia Okpara sat on a chair, taking a […]
[ad_1] The organisation also launched a report on the various factors affecting farmer’s productivity in the region. Access to arable land for agriculture is stifling the productivity of farmers in the Niger Delta region of the country, a group, Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), has said. The disclosure was made at […]
[ad_1] Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is an important industrial and export crop whose potential is yet to be fully exploited in Nigeria. Cashew has for many years been used for food and income generation. The trees are usually grown for their kernels which when roasted have a very pleasant taste. Cashew is the common name for […]
[ad_1] Oba Dokun Thompson is the Oloni of Eti-Oni and Chairman, Eti-Oni Development Group. He is an expert in the cocoa and chocolate industry in Nigeria and outside the shores of the country. In this interview with Seyi Taiwo-Oguntuase, he speaks on the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the cocoa and chocolate industry. Excerpts: […]
Inmarsat, a specialist in global, mobile satellite communications, has launched its Application and Solution Provider (ASP) Programme, an ecosystem for providers of software, hardware and solutions Inmarsat launches Application and Solution Provider (ASP) programme to drive global IoT adoption through satellite connectivity. (Image source: Adobe stock) ASPs will gain access to Inmarsat’s global satellite connectivity […]
AGCO Corporation, a specialist in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, has introduced the Massey Ferguson RB 4160P Protec combo baler Versatile baler-wrapper combo offers unparalleled flexibility at harvest, allowing growers to maximise the nutritive value of their forages. (Image source: AGCO) Now, producers can focus on harvesting forage […]
[ad_1] Universal Insurance Plc is set to commence micro insurance business as the company has applied to the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, for an operating license. Managing Director of the company, Mr. Ben Ujoatuonu, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos said: “The board has approved that Universal Insurance apply for micro […]
Imagine a world where moisture does not matter, a world where you can harvest when you want, where mycotoxins do not affect stored products, where plants always operate at maximum efficiency, and final products are perfect African Farming
[ad_1] Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) Youths and women have been urged to explore entrepreneurship using technologies as means of financial self-reliance, job creation, and poverty alleviation. The called was made by the acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Yemisi Asagbra, during a Federal Government-sponsored training an […]
[ad_1] Mini drip irrigation system • FAO, others say food security impossible without water, agro-techs• How farmers can irrigate one-hectare farmland with N1m’ The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has reiterated the important role water plays in food production, nutrition, and employment opportunities for youths when combined with agricultural technologies. Rain-fed agriculture, FAO infers, has […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in the wheat value chain have harped on the need to deepen wheat farming and value chain development programmes in Nigeria through innovation, increased investments and collaborations. In a webinar tagged ‘Olam Green Land Webinar,’ with emphasis on ‘Deepening the Wheat Farming Development Programme in Nigeria through innovation, increasing investments and collaborations,’ Filippo […]
[ad_1] Over 15, 000 smallholder women farmers’ cooperatives have benefited from ActionAid Nigeria, AAN’s, Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA, project in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in boosting productivity. This was disclosed by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, in an address of welcome at the Public Financing for Agriculture (PFA) Learning […]
[ad_1] Over 15, 000 smallholder women farmers’ cooperatives have benefited from ActionAid Nigeria, AAN’s, Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA, project in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in boosting productivity. This was disclosed by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, in an address of welcome at the Public Financing for Agriculture (PFA) Learning […]
[ad_1] Ogun State has been described as the most suitable place for the African Development Bank and International Fund for Agricultural Development (AFDB/IFAD) Special Agricultural-Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme, the coordinators have said. Both bodies expressed this while they were received by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta, on Wednesday. The team from […]
[ad_1] Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, to do more for Farmers as what it has done is not enough. Masari made this assertion at the occasion of year 2020 Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme ACGS, best farmer award held in Katsina on Wednesday. According to him, […]