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[ad_1] In a bid to scale processors’ compliance level in food fortification, TechnoServe Nigeria has urged operators of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the food industry to adopt the micro-nutrient fortification index (MFI) model to self-regulate. Food fortification is a tool to tackle malnutrition, micronutrient deficiency that causes hidden hunger. Stunted growth, wasting, and […]
[ad_1] The reformation of the agriculture sector is not limited to staple crops as livestock farmers and meat dealers in Nigeria are set to smile as meat processing becomes the next development target for investors. With a population of over 200 million people and a growth rate of 3-4 per cent, there is definitely a […]
JSE-listed Omnia Holdings Limited has reached an agreement to sell Oro Agri to Rovensa, a European-based company producing and distributing biocontrol, bionutrition and crop protection solutions Omnia’s Agriculture International is actively expanding its range of biostimulants. (Image source: Snapwire/Flickr) Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of Omnia, said, The Board undertook a comprehensive review of Oro Agri as […]
Pöttinger, the specialist for tillage and seed drill technology, has introduced its new range of AEROSEM pneumatic seed drills The new AEROSEM FDD offers convenience as well as pure precision and flexible applications. (Image source: Pöttinger) These seed drills with working widths of 4.0 and 5.0 m will be available as folding versions with front […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government under the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has introduced a disease resistance maize to farmers in Akwa Ibom. Mr Mmoeyak Usua, the Regional Director of the Council, South-South Zone, disclosed this during the 2020 Farmers’ Field Day organised by NASC in collaboration with Premier Seeds, Du Pont and Bayer Seed Companies […]
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, says that the potential of Africa gives him hope that the fight against poverty and hunger can be won The conference comes in the midst of rising hunger in Africa, driven by climate change, conflict and economic slowdown. (Image source: […]
A new international survey launched on 28 October by AgriBriefing’s Women in Food and Agriculture, which promotes gender diversity across the agribusiness supply chain, will act as a barometer to track change over the last 12 months The mission of Women in Food and Agriculture is to make a measurable positive impact on gender diversity […]
[ad_1] Alhaji Sadiq Umar-Daware, the Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS) says hoodlums who took advantage of the EndSARS protests, have carted away 110 new tractors and implements from the association’s warehouse in Yola. Umar-Daware, who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said the hoodlums also broke […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are call on all nations and partners to join forces to keep this deadly pig disease at bay under a new initiative The disease causes up to 100% fatality in wild and domestic pigs, and there is […]
The USA-based global business development firm TerraMetric has teamed up with international consulting and research firm Euroconsult to produce a new study titled, “EO4AG – Earth Observation for Agriculture” Precision agriculture incorporates a broad range of technology areas. (Image source: Tomas Anunziata/Pexels) The two companies forecast that by 2029, the total agricultural market is expected […]
[ad_1] Food processing is the sector with the most number of manufacturing jobs in West Africa. Nigeria’s food processing sub-sector is responsible for at least half of all manufacturing jobs in the country, a new report by the FAO says. The report released in September by the Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations […]
[ad_1] In the absence of functional government silos in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers, farmers across the four states now utilise private warehouses as alternative storage facilities for their grains. A survey across the states by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however shows that some farmers, who can afford it, make arrangements to […]
[ad_1] Some farmers in Gombe State have called on fellow farmers to embrace the use of improved seedlings to boost agricultural productivity and enhance their incomes. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Gombe. According to them, embracing the use of improved varieties of seeds […]
[ad_1] Spices are a common ingredient in many dishes across Nigeria and beyond. We love them for the rich flavour, colour and taste they give our food. They play such an important role in our daily lives that it’s difficult to imagine our world without spices. Spices consumed daily by almost the whole Nigerian population. […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government has said that it will continue to support the community-driven FADAMA Development Project Additional Financing (NFDP II AF), as it has close to three decades positively impacted on the lives of farmers in the State. Abisola Olusanya, the State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this at the FADAMA Awards and Appreciation […]