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The Kogi Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Kehinde Oloruntoba, has called on Nigerians to fast-track efforts to diversify the nation’s economy through agriculture via their adoption of gender-sensitive agricultural practices. Oloruntoba made the call on Thursday in Lokoja at the meeting of the Core Delivery Team (CDT) of the State Partnership for Agriculture (SPA) on “Agricultural […]
As part of the nation’s new agricultural revolution project, the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and 16 foreign partners will provide farmers in 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) with 43,590 equipment under a Comprehensive Local Agricultural Plan (C-LAP) . The new policy is designed to increase food production and boost farmers’ access to […]
Seychelles is the world’s most vegetarian-friendly country, according to a new Global Vegetarian Index.The rankings were conducted by Oliver’s Travels, an online villa booking website. The index was calculated based on countries’ annual meat consumption per person, the number of vegetarian restaurants and the number of vegetarian restaurants in relation to population size. Seychelles, an […]
In what could be described as another major boost to the renewed revolution in the Agriculture sector in Nigeria by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government, Simba Agric. & Power Industries Limited, one of Nigeria’s Agricultural solutions and consultancy companies has launched the globally renowned Farmtrac brand of tractors in the country. The new […]
Consumer products giant, Unilever Plc and the Federal Institute for Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) are poised to seal a bilateral agreement on commercialisation of some of the research products of the institute. This was disclosed when a technical team from Unilever Plc visited FIIRO office in Lagos. On the occasion, FIIRO Director-General Prof Gloria Elemo […]
According to expert views, drip irrigation is a system whereby you give water or fertiliser directly to the root zone of plants, eliminating runoff, evaporation, and drift. It is a technique in which water flows through a filter into special drip pipes, with emitters located at different spacing. Mr Adebowole Onafowora, an agricultural entrepreneur explained […]
Two companies, KPMG Professional Services and DevPar Financial Consulting, have won a $1.3 million bid to re-tool the Bank of Agriculture (BoA). The companies emerged winners of the capacity building and institutional strengthening project of African Development Bank (AFDB) after scoring 84.5 and 76.63 points respectively in accordance with the financial guidelines of the AFDB. […]
The business community in Kano State has raised alarm over the recent millet scarcity being experienced in most Kano markets and the skyrocketing of the grain’s price. A grain merchant at Dawanau grain market, Alhaji Danumma Saye, observed that the scarcity being experienced is as a result of some grains hoarding syndicates that were busy […]
Agricultural experts believe many farmers make the following mistakes: Farmers growing too many crops. Your farm will fail if you refuse to focus specifically on crop that bring you the most cash. Cultivating too many crops that are not economically viable will soon put you out of business because at the end of the day […]
Farmers in Benue State have expressed worry over the parasitic insects infestation of most cowpea (beans) farms which are threatening their harvest expected in the next few weeks. Our correspondent who visited some cowpea farms in the state reports that the tiny black-looking insects have already affected the pod bearers such that if not adequately […]
Nigeria’s 774 local governments under the auspices of the All Local Governments Association of Nigeria (ALGON), is hosting an international seminar on developing agricultural assets of their respective areas. The multi-stakeholder event, which is bringing together international experts in the area, will kick off on Thursday in Abuja. Tagged “International Seminar on Comprehensive Local Agriculture […]
An indigenous company based in Kebbi State has produced organic neem fertiliser for optimum crop production. They are produced from the neem tree. The product was showcased at the just concluded National Agricultural show in Nasarawa State. The company also produces neem seed cake for animal feed, neem seeds, neem oil and biopesticides for prevention […]
The Katsina State Agric and Rural Development Authority (KTARDA) has produced a hand-held power tiller machine for harrowing, ploughing and cultivation of farmlands. The new machine was showcased at the recently concluded 10th edition of the National Agricultural Show. Engr. Kabiru Ado Funtua, who led the team to the show, said the machine operates like […]
Groundnut farmers in Sokoto State have only recently harvested their crops but they say they are at present in trying times. “Groundnut farmers in Sokoto are in a trying period because absence of support and the forex crash which led to the demise of off takers have contributed to decline in mass groundnut production,” Chairman […]
Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said it would support women to go into agriculture in order to produce nutritious foods to tackle severe acute malnutrition. Hajiya Ummi El-Rufa’i, Chairperson, Kaduna State Emergency Nutrition Action Plan, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Kaduna on the implementation of the action plan in the state. She […]