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Agriculture requires a large amount freshwater; as much as 70% of the freshwater supplies are used up for growing food crops Workers planting rice in Tamil Nadu, India. (Image source: BBC) In the past, farmers have found ingenious ways of making the best use of the water available, but access to fresh water is becoming […]
[ad_1] TWO compassionate Reverend sisters of the Catholic Church, Calabar, Cross River State, simply identified as Bridget and Onuigbo, have joined farming to their ecclesiastical work to raise supplementary fund to feed old and indigent persons at the Pope John Paul II Good Samaritan Home, a Catholic facility, which they oversee. They cultivate yam, cassava, […]
Farming will become far more easier and profitable with the use of smart IoT systems and AI DGTrak synchronises monitors the growth rate from seedling to harvest time. (Image source: Adobe stock) It is now possible to harvest the best produce, at the right time with the optimum resources, as the smart IoT sensors help […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed protocols to disburse a US$14mn grant to the government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The project will create aggregation business opportunities for farmers and traders. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The Agricultural Markets, […]
The global poultry market is expected to grow from US$310.7bn in 2020 to US$322.55bn in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8%, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets The poultry manufacturing growth is aided by stable economic growth forecasted in many developed and developing countries. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The growth is […]
[ad_1] The volume of production and consumption of cotton in the country rose by at least 7.5 per cent in 2020 after the figures dipped in 2019, according to data analysed by PREMIUM TIMES. Nigeria’s cotton market has witnessed a marginal rebound almost two years after the Central Bank of Nigeria blocked traders from having […]
With fertile river valleys, expansive coastal lowlands and the prolific Zambezi River as a source of irrigation, Mozambique is considered a mecca for crop cultivation, with climatic conditions catering to a diverse range of agricultural products Fertilisation not only improves crop yields, but also boosts agricultural profitability and nutrient density. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Agriculture […]
[ad_1] In line with his determination to diversify the economy away from oil, Governor Udom Emmanuel led administration is investing massively in agriculture. Talk of Akwa Ibom without oil in the nearest future, this is it. In the past, it was believed that certain agricultural plants and crops such as Cucumber, carrot, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, […]
ABB has provided several vital technical solutions to deliver electric power reliably and continuously to kickstart the development plan for Toshka’s new agricultural area in the South Valley The total contract value is US$4.8mn and will guarantee the power supply for irrigation systems. (Image source: Adobe Stock) A groundbreaking initiative outlined by President Abdel Fattah […]
EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a satellite imagery analytics provider, has planned to launch seven optical EOS SAT satellites into a low earth orbit (LEO) by the year 2024 EOS SAT satellites. (Image source: EOS Data Analytics) By launching its satellite imaging constellation, the company aims to establish a full satellite data production vertical – from […]
[ad_1] • Promote bio-fortified maize, cassava value chains Bio-fortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OSFP), yellow cassava and maize, all bio-fortified with Vitamin-A, is the nexus connecting the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and SANO Foods as means of tackling malnutrition caused by deficiencies in micro-nutrients and macronutrient among children and women especially. To confront vitamin-A […]
[ad_1] Efforts to develop cassava seed system would help Nigeria to transform cassava and meet the growing demand for cassava seeds of about N10 billion from growers, experts from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) have said. In 2020, the Central Bank […]
[ad_1] Dr Patrick Adebola is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State. He explains how most forests can be developed for agro-forestry farms to engage youths in cash crop production; the challenges confronting cocoa and cashew production, and availability of improved planting materials and distribution impediments, […]
[ad_1] Barely twenty Four hours after the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun announced that his administration would provide palliative to the victims of the recent conflict between herders and farmers in the Ogun West Senatorial District of the state, the state government has made bold its promise by delivering the first batch of foodstuffs […]
[ad_1] By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Director General, Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, has advised the Federal Government to listen to people calling for the creation of a national livestock commission. Okechukwu said such a commission would address most of the problems confronting the nation’s security and economy because the body would source for funds, […]