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Farmers from the north-western states of the country have called on the Federal Government to review some of its agricultural policies and programmes with a view to encouraging commercial agriculture. The farmers spoke recently at the just concluded Northwest Farmers’ Forum and exhibition organised by a media organisation in collaboration with Kano State Ministry of […]
Adamawa Forum for Good Governance and Transparency in Trade has raised alarm over illegal smuggling of commodities along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa State, calling on Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to wake up to its responsibility. President of the forum, Maigari Yusuf, spoke of illegal import of large quantities of rice on large boats owned […]
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called an emergency meeting this Wednesday in South Africa of all countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Aid workers are concerned what this could mean for food security in the region, where a fall armyworm invasion and […]
Eritrea – Efforts to develop select potato seeds on the part of Halhale National Agricultural Research Institute (HNARI) are producing encouraging outcome, according to Mr. Musie Fekadu, Head of Bio-Technology at the Institute. He further explained that research conducted over the past three years by the Eritrean government in collaboration with partners has enabled the […]
Mango, one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics belong to the flowering plant family called Anacardiaceae. Research has shown the antioxidant compounds found in mango fruit can protect against colon, breast, leukaemia and prostate cancers. Mango is also one of several fruits that contain enzymes for breaking down protein. Mangoes are very low […]
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has solicited the assistance of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in boosting commercial agricultural in the state. Akeredolu made the call when the AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, visited him on Sunday in Akure. The governor explained that the continental bank’s support was necessary to facilitate the cultivation of high-quality […]
The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday said it has launched a manhunt for a Fulani herdsman that killed a farmer in Igbeti, Oke-Ogun area of the state. The farmer, Musiliu Aliu, was hacked to death on his farm by the herdsman during an argument over the latter’s cattle grazing on Aliu’s farmland. It was […]
As the planting season commences, the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative has kicked off across the country, to provide farmers with fertilizers at affordable rate. A bag is expected to be sold at N5, 500, as against the initial price of N10, 000. This development is the fallout of an agreement signed in December 2016 between the […]
The president, African Development Bank, AFDB, Mr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, in his opening remarks at IITA’s golden jubilee celebration on Monday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital rated the aesthetic environment of the institute as second to none globally. His words: “My wife and I, and the African Development Bank, congratulate IITA on its 50th anniversary. […]
The goal of the African Development Bank is to ensure that the continent is able to feed its populace in the next decade. Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, stated this while delivering his speech at the IITA’s 50th anniversary celebration at the institute’s headquarters in Ibadan, where he also pledged more financial support for agriculture in Africa. […]
While commissioning the new training facility for capacity development for youth agripreneurs on Monday, in Ibadan, the President of African Development Bank, (AFDB), Dr. Akin Adeshina, eulogized the contributions of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in advancing agriculture on the African continent in his address. The $700,000 youth training facility which was funded by the Federal Ministry […]
Solar-powered cold storage and biological pest control are helping protect Kenya’s mangoes from climate change. It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature fruits. The succulent […]
…AfDB president to commission $700,000 building for youth Agripreneurs Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will on Monday speak on food security and Nigeria’s preparedness to diversify its economy using agriculture as a lever. Prof Osinbajo leads other dignitaries and leaders from scientific research, education, and corporate organizations from African countries and beyond, in celebrating […]
Being a speech delivered by Dr. Kwesi Atta-Krah, to journalists during IITA Media Day organised as part of activities to celebrate her golden jubilee, last Thursday, at its headquarters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Kwesi is the Chair of IITA@50 Anniversary celebration and the Director for Systems and Site Integration. He came to IITA […]
Developing creative messages/methods that would attract young people to agriculture could help Africa to attract youth to agriculture and end the rising unemployment in the continent, says the Deputy Director General Partnership for Delivery, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell. In a message to journalists to mark the 2017 Media Day— part […]