Browsing category
There’s something about beginning a new year that brings hope and anticipation. While a certain amount of reflection is good, January is more about looking forward, not backward. As I think about what the future holds for agriculture and for Bayer, I can’t help but get excited about the changes that are swiftly and irrevocably […]
Why Seeds? 11 Seeds You Should Be Eating Seeds are wealthy in vitamins and have many well being advantages. These small however mighty kernels are excessive in nutritional vitamins and minerals the physique must operate at peak efficiency. They are extraordinarily versatile and could be integrated simply into quite a lotof completely different recipes. Want […]
The dry season is here again. Outbreaks of avian influenza, popularly called bird flu, always trail the outset of the season. Annually, the deadly strain of the virus, H5N1, has repeatedly re-emerges in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. It is safer, more economically better and more desirable to take precautions to prevent the outbreak of […]
Shea Butter Production: “At least 500,000 women in rural communities will be empowered by Kaiama Shea Butter Company, based in Quara, offering to plant a million shea butter trees throughout the state”, according to it’s chairman, Mr Temitope Amujo. Shea Butter is obtain from the shea tree [vitellariaparadoxa] Extracted from the nuts of the shea […]
Fish farming, no doubt, is a lucrative venture with ever growing market within Nigeria and a greatly untapped market internationally. I have been in the business of raising fishes for some time now, and I would like to share my little knowledge on the easiest way someone with little capital can engage in profitable fish […]
“Malay Apple” For apple lovers, farmers with cash crops and others in the field of processing and exporting apples, an amazing opportunity to create wealth beckons with the advent of the Malay apple, a new variety that is being developed in Nigeria. This species, invented in Malaysia, South Asia and widely cultivated from Java to […]
“Jigawa Sugar Plantation” The establishment of a sugar company by Great Northern Agribusiness Limited in Jigawa State has taken off, despite resistance by the host communities, whose farmlands were allegedly seized for the project, Daily Trust latest investigation has revealed. About 12,000 hectares of land in four local government areas of the state were reportedly […]
“Agro Export Opportunities” A recently published report states that Nigeria is losing about N3.6 trillion to export opportunities from agricultural commodities due to lack of operational and investment opportunities. The report states further the need to resolve these challenges to help create new jobs, reduce cost of perishables, and provide healthy food to aid food […]
“Looming Food Crisis” The scary reports of imminent food crisis in Nigeria keep coming at us in a fusillade, like the scourge of a devastating flood. Precisely on November 5, 2017 a report jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the National Programme for Food Security projected […]
The global “Agriculture Dripper market” examine report shows a far-reaching investigation of the global Agriculture Dripper market. It incorporates the rate of improvement of the market over the assessed period. Offering a concise synopsis, the report incorporates the valuation and volume of the global Agriculture Dripper market soon. It likewise centers around the main elements […]
Get Optimum Yield Cassava Cultivation: cassava, described as the ‘golden crop of Africa,’ plays a significant role in the move towards food security and hunger eradication. However, productivity per hectare remains low due to poor awareness about modern farming practices. FEMI IBIROGBA presents step-by-step cassava planting techniques to enhance maximum productivity. The emerging value chain […]
… SON, experts warn of danger adulterated agrochemicals The growing market for agrochemicals in Nigeria has attracted counterfeiters whose fraudulent activities are flooding the country with huge quantities of fake products. Over 70% of Nigeria’s 190 million people are said to be farmers. Agrochemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides as well as fertiliser are commonly […]
How Nigeria’s Low Investment On Seeds Undermines Food Security: One of the major issues that worry stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector is the lack of vibrant seed industry, which is the backbone of any productive agriculture economy. Nigeria has an estimated national demand of over 350,000 metric tons of certified seeds every year, according to […]
Driving Sustainable Economic Growth Through Plant Conservation: The change in Nigeria’s climate and weather patterns has been linked to the drastic depletion of trees and vegetation across the country. This has consequently led to increased flooding, loss of freshwater due to receding rivers, poorer soils, and irregular farming cycles, among myriad problems. Plant conservation, a […]
Nigeria Agriculture, Under three years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the agric sector has witnessed a dramatic transformation. The sector looks good to drive the on-going economic diversification. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that agriculture was one of the largest contributors to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) […]