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First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has re-assured that it will continue to champion, execute and support initiatives that would enhance the ecosystem, as well as tackle some of the adverse effects of climate change and other challenges facing the environment. According to the Bank, this is in recognition of the fact that a cleaner and […]
In February 2017, famine was declared in South Sudan and Nigeria was mentioned alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,and Yemen as also being countries with a high risk of famine. The situation turned grimmer when the 2020 Global Hunger Index ranked Nigeria 98th out of 107 countries surveyed, with a score of 29.2. This placed the country […]
In a study published in 2019 by FAO, ICRISAT, and CIAT on “Climate-Smart Agriculture in Borno state of Nigeria” it was observed that agriculture contributed at least 65 percent to the GDP of Borno state, with no fewer than 70 percent of the entire state population involved in one form of agricultural activity or the […]
[ad_1] PHOTO: VON The Executive Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr. Yomi Kasali has identified poorly trained tractors’ operators as reasons for short life span of many agricultural machinery in the country. Kasali, represented by one of the directors of NCAM, Dr. Segun Ademiluyi, at the training on Capacity […]
[ad_1] Mr Fatai Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer, Foremost Development Services Limited and Consultant/Adviser, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON), explains ways to revamp Nigeria’s oil palm industry, how the government interventions should look like and the need for smallholder and commercial models of oil palm cultivation and value chains. FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy, reports. Nigeria […]
[ad_1] The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya said Nigeria’s quest for development and a prosperous economy would require making agriculture its backbone. Speaking at the December edition of the Eko City Farmers’ Fair and Appreciation Day, Olusanya said economies like the Netherlands, US and even Europe as a great continent, started with farming, noting […]
[ad_1] Harvested cornfield at HO Corn Farm, Ofiki It is now commonplace to see advertisements, especially on social media, placed by farms asking investors to invest in a section of their outfits for high Return On Investment (ROI), sometimes at over 60 per cent per annum. In this report, GBENGA SALAU trailed three digital farmers, […]
[ad_1] Cassava is currently the fourth most important food crop in the world, followed closely by maize, wheat and rice. It is cultivated on over 24 million hectares in 105 countries in the world. Of the countries, Nigeria ranks the largest producer. Though Nigeria is the largest producer of the root crop, its low average […]
The Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project recently launched an analytical guidance document identifying the enabling environment factors that drive animal source food (ASF) market system success in terms of economic growth, resilience, inclusiveness, and improved nutrition. The guidance document organizes findings in three interconnected categories: supply-side factors, marketing factors, and financial services […]
“In addition to my fear for health because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am also concerned about food scarcity and prices skyrocketing. The price of smoked herring which is a basic source of protein we buy from traders from Ghana has doubled overnight as the government is closing down marketplaces as well as borders”. Those […]
In January 2019, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presciently warned that “global challenges are more and more integrated, and the responses are more and more fragmented. And if these are not reversed, it’s a recipe for disaster.” The COVID-19 pandemic is an apt example of this, as both the disease and the public policy responses to curb […]
When it comes to policies and programmes that can potentially impact a vast majority of people’s livelihood and the economy of any nation, data, not sentiments, should drive the conversation and influence decision making. The recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to restrict Forex for the importation of maize has raised concerns and opinions […]
Melon and watermelon are today among the most cultivated fruits in the world but, at the same time, professional producers must face various obstacles to obtain satisfactory results, first of all the high summer temperatures and the attacks of parasites, such as aphids. Arrigoni, international leader in the production of agrotextiles for agriculture, offers two […]
Owning and running your own farm is a dream that only few are able to achieve. What is it that sets the dream apart from the reality? You need to be able to identify possible challenges that you may face and know how to tackle them when or even before they arise. If you are […]
[ad_1] For now, lovers of pork may have to refrain from its consumption, as the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF) has continued to ravage more pig farms across the country. Underground checks have revealed that in a bid to avert the looming losses already incurred by affected farmers, those who still have some of the […]