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[ad_1] Managing Director, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Mrs Folashade Joseph, explains how farmers can access insurance policies to minimize losses as climate change triggers disasters such as drought, pest infestation, and flooding of farmland. She sheds light on the processes of insuring and claiming indemnity after losses. FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy, reports. Drought affected […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support, APPEALS, project has advised farmers, especially those in Lagos State and beneficiaries of the project to contribute to the growth of the Nigeria economy through export of agricultural products. Speaking at a three-day training organised by the project for farmers in Lagos last Monday, the Permanent […]
[ad_1] The World Food Program (WFP) says many countries affected by conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are experiencing record levels of hunger, threatening the lives of thousands of people. WFP officials say they fear many more people will die from hunger due to the economic impact of COVID-19 than from the pandemic itself. The pandemic has infected […]
[ad_1] Amid the current challenges facing the poultry industry, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, has promised to make the poultry value chain more viable, by engaging in activities capable of making the business to flourish. The newly elected chairman of the Lagos Chapter, Mr. Godwin Egbebe, who disclosed this shortly after the […]
[ad_1] Cultivation of Clover Basil, popularly called scent leaves is one area with enormous export potential, but only a few fractions of Nigerian farmers are tapping into the opportunities it offers. Botanically known as Ocimum gratissimum, it is an aromatic herb that has been introduced extensively across tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is […]
[ad_1] The Songhai Integrated farm project in Kpong Community, Rivers State, has been described as a key intervention that will help to achieve food security and sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger. Chairman, Board of Directors of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA), Chisso Dattijo, said the project is a good intervention amidst […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government on Saturday urged stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector to collaborate with governments at all levels to minimise the incidence of post-harvest losses of farm produce being recorded in the country. Dr Muazu AbdulKadir, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made the call in Ilorin, the Kwara capital when […]
[ad_1] In a bid to win over voters in US farm states, President Donald Trump announced up to $14 billion in aid to farmers and ranchers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. With just six weeks left until the presidential election, Trump made the promise to the farmers at a rally in Wisconsin late Thursday, but […]
[ad_1] Bandits have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in Sokoto and Katsina respectively, police said. Armed gangs, called bandits by locals, regularly raid villages in the North, killing and kidnapping people as well as looting and burning homes. A gang of around 100 gunmen dressed in army camouflage stormed a […]
[ad_1] A herdsman, Adamu Yussuf and his no fewer than 65 cows have been arrested by the Ondo State Amotekun Corps in Odoripo Community of Oda Town, in Akure South area of the state for allegedly destroying farmlands. Vanguard gathered that they were arrested following complaints lodged by farmers in Odoripo community of Oda town […]
The World Bank Group has approved a US$80mn grant from the International Development Association to support the government of Ethiopia to boost agricultural productivity and enhance market access for smallholder farmers The funds will fill the unforeseen financing gaps created by high inflation and accelerate the implementation of project activities. (Image source: Omotayo Tajudeen/Pexels) Agricultural […]
[ad_1] • Asks CBN to explain its acclaimed 166 farmers’ schemes Members of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) have called the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to peg interest rate on loans to the sector to a maximum of three per cent. The association, involving poultry farmers, toll millers, input suppliers and ancillary businesses, […]
[ad_1] A mood of despondency sets in as Mallam Abdullah surveys the devastation to his farmland. The 56-year-old farmer lost all 13 farms to flooding at Taloka village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, northwestern Nigeria. Rice, millet and pepper investments worth millions of naira were submerged and destroyed. Torrential rains had led to […]
[ad_1] The prices of food items in the country rose highest in Ogun, Lagos and Abia states in Nigeria in August, the consumer price index (CPI) released by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The report revealed that between July and August, food price inflation was highest in Ogun at 3.27 per cent, Lagos […]
Agriculture company Syngenta and NK Seeds have launched the Cropwise Seed Selector to help farmers select seeds through data-driven recommendations An agronomic information archive allows Cropwise Seed Selector users to tailor their seed portfolio based on geographic location. (Image source: Daniel Fazio/Unsplash) Syngenta said the tool ensures that different market-developed systems can connect to provide […]