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coalition of Farmers under the aegis of Zero Hunger Commodities (ZHC), have called for increased support from the Federal Government to enable farmers to engage in massive food production across the country.
Experts on Nigeria’s poultry industry continue to decry the untapped huge potentials inherent in Nigeria’s poultry industry by the farmers and investors. According to both Messrs.
The Anambra State Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export has assured farmers in the state of adequate infrastructure and facilities for improved production yields and bumper harvests.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his New Year address said his administration will ban the importation of rice into the country in this year.
Rice Common Diseases: Worldwide, rice is one of the most important crops and it represents a staple food for over half of the world’s population, with a global production of more than 700 million tons per year and a harvested area reaching 165 million ha. (Rice Common Diseases, Symptoms And Management)
Ruminant Animals: These animals all have a digestive system that is uniquely different from our own. Instead of one compartment to the stomach they have four. Common diseases, symptoms and treatment of ruminant animals are as follow.
A total of 162,285.72 metric tonnes of agricultural products were exported outside the country through Tin Can Island Port in 2017 which is over 150% increase above the 55,000 metric tonnes processed through the port in 2016.
Hog cholera is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It affects pigs of all ages. The disease appears suddenly and spreads rapidly through direct or indirect contact with sick animals. The Common Pig Diseases, Symptoms, Prevention And Treatment
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has disbursed over N1.4 billion in Kogi State since inception in 1972.BOA Managing Director Kabir Muhammed Adamu made this known during the inauguration of its branch in Okene, Kogi Central.
Kogi State will work hard to generate at least 15 percent of its income from the agricultural sector in 2018, Governor Yahaya Bello has said.
The President National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has said that cashew production in 2018 may increase by 10 per cent over the 2017 volume.
Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world are meeting with policymakers in Tanzania under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues to the agronomy of cassava. The meeting, holding 11-15, December, is set review the progress […]
Uganda has been asked to export more of its coffee mainly Robusta to China as demand piles. Robusta is Uganda’s leading coffee species making almost 85 per cent of the export volumes. About 10 years ago when Uganda opened up its coffee doors to China it faced challenges because the World’s largest populous country was […]
The Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State, Dr. Samson Odedina, has expressed concern that the non-inclusion of the college as part of beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has been having negative impact on the activities of the college particularly efforts to engage the youths through agriculture. Odedina, who […]
FADAMA III additional financing, The state Project Co-ordinator for FADAMA III in Enugu State, Mr Jude Ogboke, said over 350 hectares of rice farms in the state would be irrigated for all-year farming in 2018 farming season. FADAMA is a modern agricultural and agro-allied project, meant to boost local food production and sponsored by the […]