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Most years attendees at the annual Farm-City Week luncheon at the South Florida Fairgrounds leave with a box full of locally-grown produce such as sweet corn, green beans, peppers and radishes. At the annual event held Wednesday that didn’t happen. That’s because Hurricane Irma’s arrival Sept. 10 left Palm Beach County’s farms flooded and soggy, […]
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains closed mixed on Thursday with corn futures falling to new contract lows as lower-than-expected weekly export sales and abundant supplies weighed on the market. The most active corn contract for December delivery went down 1.75 cents, or 0.52 percent, to 3.365 dollars per bushel. December wheat delivery rose 1.5 […]
Pakistan and Belarus have signed a memorandum of understanding to step up cooperation in agriculture, with a mutual interest in establishing joint milk processing enterprises in the country. Under the MoU signed here on Thursday, the two countries will facilitate direct contacts between their private sectors for joint ventures in milk processing and whole milk […]
As the National Assembly brainstormed on the 2018 budget proposals of the federal government, there are indications that it may be of immense benefits to the companies under the Agricultural, Building Material, Construction, Power, Manufacturing sector on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Capital market analysts said these sectors would benefit much from the federal government’s […]
Two new cowpea varieties experimented by farmers in Benue State reportedly saved the state from poor harvest of cowpea this year. Cowpea farmers in the state had earlier expressed fear over what they called insect infestation of their farms. Daily Trust had reported that the tiny black-looking insects had affected the pod bearers, which threatened […]
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it has, in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service, ordered that the genetically modified (GM) maize consignment illegally imported into Nigeria be sent back. Dr Rufus Egbegba, the Director-General of NBMA, said this in a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “In view of the information and facts […]
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday disclosed that about 250,000 hectares of arable land have been earmarked as agricultural zone for the use of farmers in the state. It stated that over 500 farmers have applied for the use of land to be allocated for free by the state government to boost agricultural produce in […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has committed N44.1 billion to the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) through the 13 participating financial institutions. Its spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, disclosed this during the CBN Special Day at the just concluded 2017 Lagos International Trade Fair. He said the CBN is moving into commodity associations where over 300,000 farmers […]
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has disclosed that his administration has disbursed about N1billion to five hundred small holders farmers and fourty commercial farmers in the state. Besides, he said 381 kilometers of rural roads will be rehabilitated in 2018 under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in partnership with the World […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has trained 50 youths in Niger on networking in agricultural value chain. Dr Mathew Ahmed, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), made this known on Monday while declaring open the one-day workshop in Minna. IFAD-VCDP is on rice and cassava value chain. Ahmed […]
The Ondo State Government (ODSG) says it has concluded plans to raise five million cocoa seedlings at different locations across the state to enhance its revenue generation. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Adegboyega Adefarati, said this on Monday during a visit to the state’s Hybrid Cocoa Seed Garden at Owena in Idanre Local Government […]
The Kaduna State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN ) on Monday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the increased allocation to agriculture in the 2018 budget proposal. The state AFAN Chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, conveyed the commendation in an interview in Zaria. “As a farmers’ association, we ought to appreciate President Buhari […]
When Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect his livestock. He had nothing against the Republic of Niger, let alone the United States of America. His quarrel was with rival Tuareg cattle […]
The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, says his administration has spent N208m on the empowerment of 5,200 Masu Shayi (tea sellers) in the state. Ganduje stated this on Saturday while distributing empowerment items to the 5,200 tea sellers from the 44 local government areas of Kano State. The distributed items included cartons of noodles, […]
Over the recent past, drought has been the bane of maize growers in the country. Rain has been hard to come by and, when it arrived, the volumes were way below the required amount for a healthy crop. Therefore, when the current rainy season kicked in, one would have thought that farmers would welcome it […]