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BEFORE YOU TUCK YOUR SPRAYER AWAY FOR THE SEASON, PERFORM THESE MUST-DO TASKS. Your sprayer has worked hard this season, and it’s time to give it a much-deserved rest. Before you tuck that piece of equipment away for the winter, these five maintenance tips will serve you well when it comes time for it to […]
Seven of the 23 Democratic senators facing reelection in 2018 are members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, potentially adding to the pressure of drafting the next farm bill. Congress hasn’t completed a farm bill on time since 1990. Three other Democrats with expiring terms are also from farm or ranch states, so rural America will […]
How To Process Pineapple Into High Demand Products With Simple Methods Starting From Home “So far, so good, we are continually making progress, as we have been able to increase our drying capacity. Don’t forget I mentioned that we started with a kitchen dehydrator, which you can’t even get up to one kilogram in a […]
“Bee keeping/honey production is one agricultural business that you don’t wait to sell your product; before you produce buyers are already queued up to pick it off you. And wild honey does not get spoilt; it can stay for years without going bad, even outside the refrigerator, it is not like tomatoes that you have […]
Women empowerment has been identified as key to transforming agriculture in the continent. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presenting its report on Gender Equity at the 2016 African Economic Conference has said. According to key findings in UNDP’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) ‘Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa’ gender inequality […]
The Government of Russia has urged the federal government and relevant stakeholders in the agricultural sector to help improve the processing and packaging of fruits such as banana, papaya, pineapple and mango to meet up with the expectation of the Russia market. Russia however pledged to strengthen its relations with Nigeria through the purchase of […]
Babban Gona, a social enterprise that supports thousands of mini farmer cooperatives across Northern Nigeria to produce maize, rice and soybeans, is providing loans to increase their production. Babban Gona Business Associate, Ladipo Akoni, said: “To date we have provided 16,000 loans to smallholder farmers to sustainably cultivate 12,000 hectares of arable land. These low-cost […]
Executive Secretary/CEO, Institute of Export Operation and Management (IEOM), Mr. Ofonasaha Udofia, has said improving food safety standards would ease the flow of agricultural products to Europe. Udofia said the European Union( EU) has set stringent certification standards, but producers of Nigerian agricultural products should be trained to meet them. According to him, as Nigerian […]
Agriculture is gaining prominence among the youth and helping to push the development agenda. It is also addressing a growing concern that youths are disenchanted with the enterprise. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Young farmers, such as the Chief Executive, Natural Nutrient Limited, Sola Adeniyi, see farming in three dimensions: as a mission, a way of life […]
One of the major challenges confronting farmers in the country is their inability to properly store seed crops, which is responsible for aflatoxin and moulds in stored crops. In order to effectively tackle the issue, the Nigerian government in the recently released Agriculture Promotion Policy said that N66 billion had been allocated for the establishment […]
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on Dec. 15 to Lagosians at N13,000 per 50 kg towards the Yuletide celebrations. Mr Sanni Okanlawan, Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode, made the disclosure in Lagos during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) […]
Market Commodity Wholesale Retail Last Week Variance Measure Price(N) Measure Price(N) P/Kg(N) W(N) R(N) W(N) R(N) Aba Main Market, Abia State. Garri (White) 100Kg 16,750 Paint Bucket 525 181 16,500 500 250 25 Groundnut (Edible) 100Kg 48,000 Paint Bucket 1,500 490 48,000 1,500 0 0 Maize (White) 100Kg […]
Wheat Farmers in Kano State have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the delay in the take-off of this year’s wheat planting season in the state. Faruk Rabiu, Kano State Chairman, Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that participating banks withdrew from the anchor-borrower programme due […]
Ayuba Bradeh, a small holder farmer in Kaduna has emerged the lucky winner of the N1 million star prize at the grand finale of the Candel Company Limited’s Cleanfarm project and raffle draw held in Lagos. Candel had earlier this year, launched the ‘Candel Cleanfarm project’ designed to rid farms of herbicide bottles and remnants […]
Produce theft is fast becoming a menace in communities across Nigeria even as harvest time of some crops is gradually winding up. A farmer in Shongom LGA of Gombe State, Mr Kenos Ali, said his neighbour has lost 15 bags of maize to produce thieves this year. “People now sleep in their farms to protect […]