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The Tentamus Agriparadigma Laboratory in Syracuse is further developing rapid screening methods for the search of pathogens such as Salmonella spp., Listeria spp. and monocytogenes Transmission to humans may occur through the ingestion of contaminated food. (Image source: NIAID/Flickr) According to the 2017 Annual Report on the Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed (RASFF), […]
[ad_1] The MOU is on a project awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to IITA in May to transform Nigeria’s cassava seed sector The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Tuesday in Abuja, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) for the second phase of BASICS-II project to […]
[ad_1] “Millions of people are threatened with hunger and malnutrition due to the socio-economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.” The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says the number of people suffering acute food crisis in Kano State has increased from 568,000 before the coronavirus pandemic to 1.5 million in October. The degeneracy, which is […]
Good Nature Agro, a Zambian company working from end-to-end within the specialised legume value chains, has announced the closure of Series A equity financing totalling US$ 2.1mn Legumes are valuable to farmers in the long term because they increase soil fertility. (Image source: Good Nature Agro) Goodwell Investments led the round with the participation of […]
[ad_1] The National Apex of Nigeria Farmers Cooperative Societies Limited, NANFACOS, disclosed moves to galvanise the potential of over 8 million farmers who are members of 90,000 organised cooperative organizations to boost food production along various value chains. This was made known by the National President, NANFACOS, Chief Nwogwugwu Uzoma, while commending President Muhammadu […]
[ad_1] Gender and age have often been a barrier to the advancement of ladies in many countries as they face a number of challenges that affect their ability to participate in political life and become political leaders. But things are changing for good as Finland recently had a new left-wing government led by five female […]
[ad_1] The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Monday, hailed the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for bravery and security cover provided for farmers in the North East region. The commendation was made by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, while on a telephone chat with Vanguard on the development. Ibrahim described […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, to strengthen the rice sector in Côte d’Ivoire and millet in Senegal IFC will provide advisory services to farmers and farmer groups that are members of OCP Africa’s Agribooster programme. (Image source: […]
[ad_1] Devakumar Devakumar Edwin is the Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development of Dangote Industries Limited, with over 29 years of industrial experience in Nigeria. He speaks on why the company diversified into fertiliser production, how good inputs will multiply farmers’ productivity and income, and how sustainable farming and agribusinesses would drive […]
[ad_1] Despite the passage of the Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Law 2019 by the state House of Assembly, herdsmen go on the rampage, killing farmers, destroying farms and raping minors in over 60 communities in the Oke-Ogun zone of the state. The law states that anyone who engages in open rearing or grazing of […]
[ad_1] The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has secured over N700 million through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers’ scheme, and members in Ondo State will get inputs during the inauguration today. The inauguration of the distribution of the inputs takes place today in Akure, Ondo State capital, and this follows payment […]
[ad_1] To mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, Xtralarge Farms is giving out plots of land to agriculture enthusiasts. In a statement made available to The Guardian yesterday, the firm also promised to train farmers at no cost, help them in cultivation and arrange for off-take of their harvests for three years. The firm set up […]
[ad_1] Farmers in the Boko Haram ravaged Northeast are gradually returning to their farms following the decision of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC to deploy some of its 5,000-strong Agro-Rangers squad in farm settlements, Vanguard has learned. Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu disclosed this in a telephone chat in […]
[ad_1] KATSINA- Special adviser to Katsina state Governor on Agriculture, Dr. Abba Abdullahi has revealed that, no fewer than 500 farms were abandoned by farmers as a result of the activities of banditry in the state. Abdullahi who made this assertion while briefing newsmen on the activities of his ministry at the weekend in Katsina, […]
[ad_1] The man posed as the owner of thousands of day-old chicks lost in Imo State weeks ago. A Nigerian man successfully scammed people on Instagram after posing as a poultry farmer and pretending to be the owner of over 3,000 day-old chicks that died in Imo State recently. PREMIUM TIMES reported how officials of […]