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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Paris, France, appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative effects of climate change. In a submission to the One Planet Summit in the French capital attended by over 60 Heads of State and Governments, as well as representatives of non-governmental and private organisations, […]
The outcome of the eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was a positive one for India as the country was able to secure the interests of its farmers as well food security for the poor, an official said on Wednesday after the talks concluded with no substantial legally binding declaration. India […]
India managed to protect its farmers’ interests and ensure food security for its poor even as the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is unlikely to yield much progress. A series of work programmes on issues such as agriculture, domestic support, fisheries subsidies, e-commerce and services are expected, increasing the chances of some […]
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today urged his Nigerian counterpart to consider import of agri commodities such as wheat, rice, maize, cotton, pepper and fresh grapes. In a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh, Singh also called on the African country to take advantage of the line of credit extended […]
Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world are meeting with policymakers in Tanzania under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues to the agronomy of cassava. The meeting, holding 11-15, December, is set review the progress […]
Uganda has been asked to export more of its coffee mainly Robusta to China as demand piles. Robusta is Uganda’s leading coffee species making almost 85 per cent of the export volumes. About 10 years ago when Uganda opened up its coffee doors to China it faced challenges because the World’s largest populous country was […]
The Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State, Dr. Samson Odedina, has expressed concern that the non-inclusion of the college as part of beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has been having negative impact on the activities of the college particularly efforts to engage the youths through agriculture. Odedina, who […]
FADAMA III additional financing, The state Project Co-ordinator for FADAMA III in Enugu State, Mr Jude Ogboke, said over 350 hectares of rice farms in the state would be irrigated for all-year farming in 2018 farming season. FADAMA is a modern agricultural and agro-allied project, meant to boost local food production and sponsored by the […]
Nigeria is projected to be the third largest nation in the world by 2050 just behind China and India, with a population of over 300 million people. At its current population of over 180 million people, Nigeria is currently battling with the challenge of feeding its people, with some states especially in the north east […]
The Food and Agricultural Organisation ( FAO ), on Tuesday, said the threat to food insecurity in North Eastern Nigeria, had reduced due to improved security and increased agricultural activities in returnee communities. Mr Suffyan Koroma, the FAO Country Representative in Nigeria, made this disclosure on in Katarko, Yobe, at the official distribution of agricultural […]
…As NSE Plans to Raise N50b for Commodity Exchange In a deliberate move to pursue and attain the Federal Government goals on agriculture and food security as enunciated in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan(ERGP), 2017-2030, Corporate Farmers International Limited (CFIL) in collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the International Institute for Tropical […]
Thirty six wards will be involved in branding 44,732 cattle in Maswa District, Simiyu. The campaign will be undertaken in 120 villages to comply with Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa’s directive on identifying, registering and monitoring livestock movement. Maswa District acting executive director Ally Mubaraka urged pastoralists to cooperate with the government during the livestock marking. […]
Agricultural effluent and untreated wastewater being discharged into Lake Victoria are major contributors to the destruction of its fragile ecosystem. Left unchecked, these discharges could lead to the lake’s death, scientists have warned. According to Dr Ronald Semyalo, a hydrobiologist, blooming of algae on the surface caused by pollution with fertiliser and agricultural wastes is […]
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) in collaboration with Notore Chemicals Plc. recently organized a 3-day Masterclass to equip journalists and agricultural communication specialists with the right tools and knowledge they need to put issues of the sector in perspective as the nation looks to alternative sources of income beyond oil and gas. […]
At least 53% of deaths in women and children worldwide result from malnutrition, the World Health Organisation has said. In Nigeria, the situation is even more alarming as records show that malnutrition kills 100 children and at least six women of child bearing age every hour! In many cases, they die not only because they […]