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Benue Herdsmen Slaughter, While historians have disputed the account that Rome’s emperor, Nero, played away on a fiddle as the city burned, the phrase nevertheless has become synonymous with doing too little or nothing in a time of great crisis. Nigerians had repeatedly accused the Buhari government of poor handling of attacks by herdsmen across […]
The Benin Owena River Basin Authority (BORBA) plans to construct a dam in Auchi to boost irrigation, Managing Director of the authority, Dr. Saliu Ahmed said yesterday.
coalition of Farmers under the aegis of Zero Hunger Commodities (ZHC), have called for increased support from the Federal Government to enable farmers to engage in massive food production across the country.
3 Big Things Today, January 8, Soybean and grain futures were lower in overnight trading on speculation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will lower its outlook for exports in an upcoming report this week. Analysts suspect the government will reduce its forecast for 2017-2018 sales in Friday’s 1. SOYBEANS, GRAINS LOWER OVERNIGHT ON SIGNS […]
Experts on Nigeria’s poultry industry continue to decry the untapped huge potentials inherent in Nigeria’s poultry industry by the farmers and investors. According to both Messrs.
The Anambra State Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export has assured farmers in the state of adequate infrastructure and facilities for improved production yields and bumper harvests.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his New Year address said his administration will ban the importation of rice into the country in this year.
Animals Antibiotics Misuse, Project Director Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase II (CAVA II), Prof. Kolawole Adebayo, has warned against the misuse of antibiotics in livestock, saying it can also make humans resistant to drugs. The food and agriculture industry is relying on antibiotics to secure the supply of food and income to farmers. However, […]
The President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Alhaji Sani Dangote, has urged the government to encourage accreditation of private laboratories to allow Nigeria to export tested foods . (food testing facilities) He said Nigeria has a limited number of food laboratories. Addressing a press conference in Lagos, Dangote said the accreditation became necessary in view of […]
President Trump will express support during a speech to the largest U.S. farm group today for a dramatic expansion of high-speed internet service in rural America. The strategy will be a springboard for economic growth for a segment of the population dogged by lower wages and higher poverty rates than the rest of the nation, […]
Ogun Invests N4b In Rice, The Ogun State Government has invested N4billion to boost rice production. Agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Adepeju Adebajo, made this known in a statement. She said the government was ready to develop areas of high-quality rice products, using high technology. She said the government is focusing on researching high-quality rice varieties and […]
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria(NCAN) National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sotonye Anga, has canvassed increased spread of Export Processing Zones to replicate the impacts the initiative has had in states they have been situated. According to him, (Cashew Association) the EPZs have attracted so much in collective capital investments as tax holidays to make it more […]
Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into A Nationwide Database, Do you check your rain gauge every day? Then here’s a feel-good job for you: Be a precipitation reporter for a national network called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network – CoCoRaHS for short. This network of rain, hail, and snow observers is now 20,000 strong, […]
Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before. According to data published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), consumers are expected to eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilo) of red meat and poultry this year, up from 216.9 pounds per person in 2017. That will surpass the previous record of 221.9 […]
China’s largest pig farming companies and new entrants are racing to build vast, modern hog farms in the north-eastern cornbelt, expanding the world’s biggest pork market and upending traditional trade flows in meat and grain. China Pig Farmers At least eight listed companies have announced or confirmed plans to produce around 17 million pigs annually in […]