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Poultry production in Zimbabwe and its neighbours is under threat from the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which is commonly referred to as the bird flu, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned. Outbreaks of the disease are threatening the livelihoods and food security status of millions of families in the region […]
The reported approval given to some companies to import maize will crash the price locally and make its production unprofitable, farmers across the country have said. The local farmers’ fears were premised on the alarm raised by Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari and Senator Adamu Aliero last week that a ship laden with 50,000 tons […]
Europe is roiling under toxic eggs scare making countries pull eggs from the shelves and Netherlands poised to cull millions of chickens. Britain said 20,000 of the contaminated eggs have already been sold and consumed, according to the country’s Food Standards Agency. The eggs were imported between March and June, it said. The scare began […]
The Federal Government says it has commenced investigation to uncover the importers of three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from Cameroon. Recall that the Nigeria Customs Service on July 26 intercepted three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals in Calabar, Cross River State. […]
Adamawa Forum for Good Governance and Transparency in Trade has raised alarm over illegal smuggling of commodities along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa State, calling on Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to wake up to its responsibility. President of the forum, Maigari Yusuf, spoke of illegal import of large quantities of rice on large boats owned […]
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called an emergency meeting this Wednesday in South Africa of all countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Aid workers are concerned what this could mean for food security in the region, where a fall armyworm invasion and […]
Mango, one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics belong to the flowering plant family called Anacardiaceae. Research has shown the antioxidant compounds found in mango fruit can protect against colon, breast, leukaemia and prostate cancers. Mango is also one of several fruits that contain enzymes for breaking down protein. Mangoes are very low […]
Agronomist Usman Emmanuel has been a farmer all his life and in fisheries business and consultancy for over three decades. How did you become a fishery expert? I grew up in Kaduna city. My father was a police officer who is also a farmer and I developed the love from there. He told me that […]
The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, others include; scarlet banana (Musa coccinea), pink banana (Musa velutina) and the Fe’i bananas. Bananas have been an important cultural food for many different countries, although the genus of bananas, Musa, is native to South and Southeast Asia. The vast majority of […]
Frequent Consumption of cucumber has long been linked to reduce the danger of many adverse health conditions. As a member of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, it is made up of 95 percent water. Cucumbers are naturally low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Surveys have indicated that increasing consumption of plant foods like cucumber decreases […]
Garcinia kola (bitter kola) seeds are used for bronchitis, throat infections, colic, head or chest colds, and cough. It is also used for liver disorders and as a chewing stick. Its purgative, antiparasitic, and antimicrobial properties endear bitter kola to traditional African medicine men. Bitter kola’s anti-malaria properties Traditional healers have over the years prescribed […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Tuesday said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and wheat has enabled the country to save $5m daily. Ogbeh said this while speaking in Garun Baba village, Kano during this year’s wheat farm harvest ceremony. “The tariff increase introduced in December last year saw […]
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted a 40ft container of frozen Tilapia fish imported from Turkey and valued at N22.1 million. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Muhammad Jibrin, said this on Monday when he led newsmen to APM Terminals, Apapa, where the container was intercepted. Jibrin said that the container […]
The Federal Government says it will henceforth arrest, prosecute and fine illegal importers of frozen foods into the country through the land borders and seal cold rooms where it is sold. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Lokpobiri said […]
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted a 40ft container of frozen Tilapia fish imported from Turkey and valued at N22.1 million. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Muhammad Jibrin, said this on Monday when he led journalists to APM Terminals, Apapa, where the container was intercepted. Mr. Jibrin said that the […]