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—Atempt to kidap students foiled; residents take to sleeping in bush —All lies; rumour mongers will be prosecuted—POLICE No fewer than 20 suspected militants in military camouflage have swooped on Kodjo Farm, located at Igbodu, Epe area of Lagos State and abducted seven persons. One of the victims of the abduction, which took […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, told a delegation of military officers from the Command and Staff College, Jaji on a courtesy call on him, that he would lead a task force of senior government officials to enforce the ban on foreign rice in markets throughout his state. He justified this intention by […]
The Managing Director of Stine Industries Ltd, Amichi, millers of the popular Anambra rice, Chief Egwuonwu has assured that the rice is available at the Anambra Trade Fair tagged “Jubilee Fair” currently ongoing at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka. Chief Egwuonwu who spoke with the MD/CEO of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, Nze Uche […]
* Australia’s 2016/17 wheat crop seen at record 31-32 mln T * Spread between Australia-Ukraine wheat prices narrows * Weaker Australian dollar also making wheat exports competitive Australian wheat suppliers are poised to regain market share in Asia as the world’s No.4 exporter harvests what is likely to […]
* Soybeans lose ground on Brazil, Argentina weather outlook * Fall in China’s Dalian soybean futures adds pressure Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Wednesday to fall further from 4-1/2 month highs, with improved weather for planting crops in Brazil and Argentina weighing on prices. Corn rose 0.9 percent, while wheat edged […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) on Tuesday said it’s Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture had set the country to begin exportation of rice by 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the CBN and the Presidential Committee on Rice Production launched in July had […]
In an effort to boost dairy production in the country, and also end crisis between herdsmen and farmers the federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with L-And-Z intergrated dairy farm. The MOU according to the Managing Director of the Company, Mohammad Abubaka was to engage the Fulani herdsmen on a commercial basis in […]
Experts at a forum on smallholder farmers have advocated for a new economy driven by agriculture and urged farmers to consider agriculture as an enterprise. This call was made at a dialogue session targeted at youth farmers in the value chain of agriculture, recently organized by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, […]
Integrated systems research approach in agriculture is key to sustainable transformation in Africa with benefits including increase in yields and livelihoods improvement of resource-poor farmers, according to the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga. The systems approach places the farmer at the center and develops an understanding of the […]
The federal government has reiterates that it would continue to subsidy quality seeds for farmers as part of efforts to encourage food sufficiency. The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the assurance at the 2016 Seed fair exhibition organised by the National Agricultural Seed Council in Abuja. Lokpobiri […]
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has assured the federal government that it output in one farming circle is enough to feed the country and more for the entire Sub Sahara Africa. Speaking during a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, the national president of the association, Aminu Goronyi, […]
Grow Bamboo For Profit, The agric sector is one of the sectors that can boast to be one of the major contributors to the economy of many nations of the world. There are loads of profitable business opportunities in the agric sector and one of them is starting a bamboo farm. So if you are […]
Sunflowers is a viable business to start, as a matter of fact it is quite easy to grow and one of the good things about going into this type of farming is that do not always have to worry about diseases as they aren’t susceptible to them like other crops. However, care must be taken […]
Starting a poultry feed mill is one business that an entrepreneur can start and make cool profits from especially if the business is located in an area that has appreciable numbers of poultry farms. It is fact that any business in the agric sector stands the chance of make very huge returns on investment especially […]
Pumpkin fruit is one unique fruit that has various uses. Whilst some people use it as a major ingredient in the preparation of food like pumpkin pie; others use it for decoration during the Halloween season. You can start a pumpkin farm and make some good money during the Halloween period too. You may also […]