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Mozambique’s Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM) is harvesting its first genetically modified maize (GM maize), which has been grown in a test field of Chókwè research station in the southern province of Gaza. According to the daily paper “Diario de Mocambique” the aim is assist the productive sector with drought resistant and insect tolerant seeds […]
A private company, Corporate Configurations Limited has decried illegal trespass on its farmland situated at Shika district, Giwa local government, Kaduna state by Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Microfinance Bank Ltd (ABUMFB), Zaria. In a statement made available by the company to LEADERSHIP Sunday, it recalled that Corporate Configurations Limited obtained a loan from A.B.U Microfinance […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will sustain concrete measures to diversify the economy by devoting more resources to agriculture in the 2017 budget. Speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend on the margins of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), President Buhari said African countries had a […]
As government intensifies energy and resources to diversify the economy and make agriculture its mainstay, two young Nigerian entrepreneurs have developed a state-of-the-art App that will connect farmers, broaden knowledge base of stakeholders in the sector with the ultimate aim of broadening agri-business in the country. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on the new tool, […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has challenged scientists in Nigeria to find ways of resolving the economic recession by introducing innovative agriculture methods that will help grow the economy. Addressing the opening session of the 60th anniversary of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) in Port Harcourt, Wike said new methods in agriculture would […]
Herdsmen yesterday, invaded farmlands in Imo State and destroyed over 200 farms in Amakohia-Ubi Autonomous community, Owerri west Local Government Area of Imo state. The farmers are now counting losses following the invasion of their farmlands by herdsmen. President General of the community, Mr. Cyril Ndumanya confirmed this to Vanguard, yesterday, in Owerri. He said […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered beneficiaries of the N200 billion Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) to henceforth obtain insurance cover for their projects from the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Company (NAIC). The order followed the release of the amended guidelines for the CACS in a circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and […]
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, has developed a high-yield new variety of tomatoes. A statement from the university on Thursday said the new variety, named Eva F1, was cultured to suit the Nigerian market through the collaborative efforts of the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) and the Teaching and Research Farm […]
How to Grow Carrot or Carrot Farming, Carrots are very easy to grow as long as you appropriately prepare the soil before planting, your carrots will thrive in almost any climate. Carrot takes between 70 to 80 days mature. Choose a variety: There are varieties of carrots that contain several types, which farmers buy. Chantenay: […]
We live in an age of technological revolutions and breakthroughs across all sectors of the economy are deeply intertwined and complement each other. For instance, technology and agriculture have proven to go hand in hand, these innovative achievements are successfully being employed in the agricultural sector across Africa. The examples are rather vivid. In Benin, […]
TGI Group, the parent company of WACOT Limited, has disclosed that it intends to increase rice milling capacity in Nigeria to 500,000 metric tonnes per annum in the next few years. Speaking at the official opening of the WACOT Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, TGI’s Group Managing […]
Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to facilitate the yam export programme. Prof. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
To an average poultry farmer and producer of feeds in the North, the news that Olam, a company with massive investment in rice and other crops, is now also entering the poultry industry, is a cheering one but which has left some others quite uneasy. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Mr. Ade Adefeko, […]
Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to establish modern yam conditioning centres for yams meant for export. Prof. Simon Irtwange, the Acting President of the association, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Irtwange, who is also the […]
The Federal Government says it has commenced investigation to uncover the importers of three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from Cameroon. Recall that the Nigeria Customs Service on July 26 intercepted three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals in Calabar, Cross River State. […]