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[ad_1] THE National President, Traditional Rulers Association of Nigeria, His Imperial Majesty, Eze Thomas Obiefule has reacted to the food blockade by Northern stuff dealers and urged Ndigbo to remain calm and embrace agriculture in order to avert a possible shortage of food. Obiefule, who is the traditional ruler of Umudioka Ancient Kingdom and also […]
Moba has introduced Uniflex, the new concentration unit for treating liquid eggs The major advantage for powder production plants is the ability to invest flexibly. (Image source: Moba) This is an easy-to-operate, fully integrated automation system that processes both whole eggs and egg whites with just one unit. Uniflex is versatile and has a capacity […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government, Tuesday, assured that agriculture is being treated as moneymaking business and to create wealth for agribusiness players. The assurance was made in a keynote address delivered by Regional Director, North Central, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sylvester Baye, at ‘Workshops on Good Agricultural Practices / Aflatoxins Mitigation in Sesame; […]
[ad_1] THE Federal Government, Tuesday, assured that agriculture is being treated as moneymaking business and to create wealth for agribusiness players. The assurance was made in a keynote address delivered by Regional Director, North Central, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sylvester Baye, at ‘Workshops on Good Agricultural Practices / Aflatoxins Mitigation in Sesame; […]
[ad_1] The state government in Kwara state has been asked to make specific budgetary provision for small holder women farmers in subsequent budgets in the state. Presenting findings and recommendations of the budget committee of the Public Financing of Agriculture (PFA) project in Ilorin on the state’s 2021 agriculture budget analysis in Ilorin on Tuesday, […]
Cargill has set a course to protect oceans, a vital ecosystem where the company helps to grow and move food around the world Cargill’s SeaFurther programme will start with salmon farmers. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Cargill’s latest initiative, SeaFurther Sustainability, will help aqua farmers raise more sustainable seafood with less environmental impact. It is part of […]
[ad_1] Leaders of Omo Eko Pataki including Chief Bode George, Maj. Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju (retd) and Mr Gbadebo Dallas, on Tuesday, urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to embark on the agricultural revolution in the state. Leaders of the group, who were reacting to the recent blockade of foodstuffs from the north to the […]
[ad_1] ADO-EKITI- Victims of fire disaster which ravaged Cocoa and Kolanut farms in Ekiti State have appealed to government as well as spirited individuals to come to their aid. They made the appeal when officials of the Ekiti State Management Emergency Agency (SEMA) undertook an on the spot tour of thecaffedrec farms on weekend . […]
Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co, has acquired PrognostiX Poultry Limited d/b/a Poultry Sense from its founding shareholders The Poultry Sense product portfolio joins Merck Animal Health Intelligence. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Poultry Sense is an innovator in health and environmental monitoring solutions for the poultry industry. In March 2019, Merck Animal […]
[ad_1] Onions Prices of fresh produce and food grains have skyrocketed in the southern states as traders from the north have been restrained from moving produce southwards. Residents of Oyo State, where the Shasa market crisis climaxed with the death of over 20 persons, have been paying more for smaller quantities of fresh produce and […]
[ad_1] ABUJA- The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said it has harvested over 25,000 litres of urine drawn from over 5,000 rabbits for the production of organic fertilizer. Prince Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer of NALDA, revealed this at the weekend in Owerri, Imo State, during the unveiling of Rabbit Waste Organic […]
[ad_1] Grazing As the country continues to witness widespread conflict between farmers and herders, which has gradually snowballed into criminality, stakeholders in the livestock sector have highlighted the need to transform all the gazetted grazing reserves in the country into ranches. The Nigeria Livestock industry is worth over N30tr, stakeholders are of the opinion that if […]
[ad_1] Nike Kikiowo started a poultry farm in 2017 in Osun State with 100 birds, but has now grown significantly. Nike Kikiowo started her poultry farm in 2017 in Osun State with 100 birds. The graduate of History and Diplomatic Study had earlier ventured into various enterprises, but was not satisfied with their outcome. Although […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Elders’ Consultative Forum has appealed to all residents of the State to embrace peace and encourage dialogue at all times, noting that the state is well known for peaceful coexistence with non-indigenes. The appeal was contained in a press release signed in Abeokuta, by the Forum Chairman, Prince Bola Ajibola, and made […]
[ad_1] As state governors in the South West region are grappling to put an end to the incessant farmers/ herders clashes, vanguard spoke with the Chairman of the Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA), Gbenga Obawoya. OSACA is the umbrella body for agricultural commodities farmers in the state. He spoke on the activities of the […]