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Climate change (CC) refers to seasonal changes over a long period with respect to the growing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Tackling this phenomenon is of utmost importance given the pivotal role that climate plays in the formation of natural ecosystems and the human economies and civilizations on which they are based. It […]
[ad_1] For the past decades, Africa has been grappling with the sustainable diffusion of improved cassava varieties due to a weak and uncoordinated dissemination strategy. Consequently, improved varieties have often failed to reach the hands of farmers, forcing the yields of cassava in Africa to remain low. However, the project— Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated […]
[ad_1] Transportation, Dearth Of Farm Hands Is Responsible —Daramola We Should Buckle Up For More Inflation —Adesola Lagos Master Bakers Threaten 60% Bread Price Increase For the first time in two years, food prices hit 15.03 per cent in April, the highest since March 2018. The upsurge was largely driven by the coronavirus pandemic crisis, […]
[ad_1] Nigeria has in abundance all the basic raw materials needed to produce and package quality toothpicks. All it takes is for investors to identify and harness them and in no time begin to smile to the bank. Market survey shows that toothpicks are in high demand and, of course, have a high turnover. Market […]
[ad_1] As the world economy is ravaged by COVID-19 and inevitable lockdowns, one of the few things that matter to humanity is food, and sustaining food chains beyond the pandemic has been the subject of engagements, agitations and demands among agricultural scientists, technologists, government agencies, research institutes and farmers, among many other stakeholders. Maize, as […]
More than 60 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is smallholder farmers, and about 23 percent of sub-Saharan Africas GDP comes from agriculture. Yet, Africas full agricultural potential remains untapped. With 75% of the worlds poor in rural areas and most of them being dependent on farming, agriculture must be part of world economic […]
[ad_1] Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 500 million chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat […]
[ad_1] Given both its burgeoning population and current global health and economic crisis, the need to improve food security in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Wheat has arguably become one of the most important agricultural commodities. The nationwide demand for low cost, convenient staple and baked foods are increasing demand for wheat products (flour and flour-based […]
It is a fact that our immune systems do a remarkable job at fighting off foreign cells to protect us against diseases. Varying factors are at play, such as age, which determine how resilient this defense system will be. Naturally, when a global health pandemic strikes, we’re bound to feel more concerned than usual about […]
The resilience of the livelihoods of African farmers who constitute nearly 65% of the population will inevitably be tested during and after the pandemic. Nevertheless, it is our opined view that technological innovations can contribute to management of the pandemic and to mitigate its negative impacts. In managing the disease, the killer blow to COVID-19 […]
[ad_1] • Acute Food Insecurity Could Worsen In Nigeria This Year —Report • Access To Market, Inputs Are Serious Challenges — Tsekohol • Farmers Are Forced To Stay-At-Home While It’s Time To Work • It’s Impossible For Farm Workers To Cross The Border To Nigeria — Adesola “Businesses in the food supply chains are suffering and […]
Weeds are major constraints to cassava production in Africa, contributing to yield reduction and placing a huge burden on the lives of farmers, especially women and children. Because cassava is a long duration crop, women often stoop for hundreds of hours to weed and keep an hectare of cassava clean for an annum. In some […]
What the Coronavirus (COVID–19) Means for African Family Farmers and Fishermen Release. Executive Summary In this new report, “Impact of COVID–19 on Africa’s Agriculture: What the Coronavirus (COVID–19) Means for African Family Farmers and Fishermen”, Selina Wamucii, highlights new developments that will shape the food and agricultural landscape across Africa for years to come. This […]
Nothing is perfect and everything can go under many changes and improvements. The IT sector is all set to revolutionize the world, so how can it leave the most important sector i.e. the agricultural sector behind? The UK Food and Agriculture Association estimates that the world population will increase by 47%, to 8.9 billion […]
[ad_1] Setting perspectives at a recent stakeholders’ forum, President of the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), Dr. Agnes Kalibata noted that the economies of many African countries are growing faster than anywhere else in the world – and agriculture, which accounts for a third of Africa’s GDP, is poised to be the […]