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[ad_1] Olubunmi Agbato processes fish into 10 products which has attracted international grants. Olubunmi Agbato is the Chief Executive Officer of B-Spice Fish (a subsidiary of Bspice products and services limited) in Oyo State. She processes fish into 10 products which has attracted international grants to her business. In this episode of our Women in […]
[ad_1] The National Agricultural Land Development Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Abia State Government for the rehabilitation of Ogwe Golden Chicken Farm Estate in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State This follows directives by President Muhammadu Buhari for NALDA to reactivate all existing farm estate so as to boost […]
Leading animal nutrition and feed additive producer BIOMIN has announced its involvement in a four-year, US$11mn EU-backed research consortium effort to address the challenges of pig and poultry production by creating a new technology to analyse animal-microbiota interactions at the microscale and produce 3D visualisations The role of animal host-microbiota interactions is crucial to understanding […]
OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and fertiliser group, and IFC have signed a milestone financing agreement to support OCP in expanding its value chain in Africa IFC is committed to combatting poverty and creating opportunity in Africa while helping the region endure the economic fallout of COVID-19. (Image source: Adobe stock) IFC’s US$100mn […]
Kanu Equipment Ghana Limited has been appointed as the new Case IH dealer for Ghana Kanu Equipment was founded in October 2012 by Stephen Smithyman. (Image source: CNH Industrial) The new dealer will provide sales and service support for a wide range of Case IH equipment and machinery. Customers throughout Ghana are set to benefit from dealership […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB), with financing from the Italian Technical Cooperation Fund, has provided a US$1.1mn grant to help smaller agro-processing enterprises boost production and quality control The project supports the goals of Mozambique’s Country Strategy Paper (2018-2022). Image source: AfDB) The project will enable the businesses to better tap into national and regional […]
Evonik’s comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) has further demonstrated the environmental benefits of using its feed amino acids and feeding concepts when compared to common animal nutrition practises Modern feeding concepts based on amino acids reduce acidification, eutrophication and nitrogen-based emissions. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The global LCA analysed the environmental impact of feeding swine, […]
[ad_1] Executive Director, NEPC, Olusegun Awolowo • As NSPRI, export promotion council, others train stakeholders Some agencies and institutes of the Federal Government in food research and development have moved to stem rejections of exports of food and industrial crops of Nigerian origin by training farmers, aggregators and exporters in the best agricultural practices during […]
[ad_1] A young child suffering from severe malnutrition lies on a bed in the ICU ward at the In-Patient Therapeutic Feeding Centre in the Gwangwe district of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. / AFP / STEFAN HEUNIS (Photo credit should read STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images) Experts in food, nutrition and health have identified […]
Dairy producers around the world have seen an uptick in bought-in feed costs as the global market pulls through a pandemic, extraordinary weather events, logistic disruptions and growing competing markets for raw feed ingredients While dairy ration composition will vary region to region based on local crop production, soybeans and their by-products are common denominators […]
New Holland Agriculture has introduced the new Stage V-compliant Boomer tractor line, which offers increased performance while remaining compact in size The Boomer range also enhances operator comfort and reduces fatigue with a host of features. (Image source: New Holland Agriculture) New features further improve the tractors’ efficiency and operator comfort Edoardo Ronco, product marketing […]
First City Monument Bank has explained that its increased and consistent support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is aimed at further empowering them to take the lead in the growth and development of Nigeria’s economy. According to the Bank, this is because SMEs are one of the key drivers of the country’s push […]
[ad_1] Farmers, experts and data explain why cassava, one of Nigeria’s most iconic foods, perennially remains insufficient and expensive. Grace Ebit, a farmer in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, recalls her childhood with nostalgia. After her father lost his job in the mid-1960s, she dropped out of school and the family […]
• Holds First AGM In 12 Years The Okitipupa Oil Palm (OOP) Plc has commenced the turnaround maintenance of its 4.5 tonnes per hour oil milling facility at Ipoke, targeted at producing crude palm oil and other by-products for the benefits of Nigerians. Chairman, Board of Directors of the company, Chief Mobolaji Osomo, who disclosed this […]
[ad_1] Grazing To Spare Buildings, Infrastructure Of Public Utility There seems to be no going back on the Federal Government’s stance on recovering grazing routes across the country, as it has been exclusively gathered that efforts have commenced to retrace about 415 grazing routes along the grazing reserves. Based on information privy to The Guardian, […]