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[ad_1] No fewer than 2,778 herdsmen and their wives have benefited from the distribution of domestic animals by the Kebbi State government. The items given to them were sheep, goats and chickens under the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme Aids in the state. The opening ceremony was performed by the wife of Kebbi State governor, Aisha Bagudu, during […]
[ad_1] Sweet potatoes As carbon emissions and other agricultural practices contribute to climate change, and as human needs for food and fibres are perpetual, experts have called for organic agricultural education systems. This implies that agricultural production activities have to be consistently boosted as the world population increases.There are serious impediments to sustainable agricultural production, […]
[ad_1] The Registrar of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Prof Eustace Iyayi, has asked the Federal Government to deploy the youth population into the N13 trillion livestock industry to curb youth restiveness, and in turn, grow the economy. According to him, to arrest youth restiveness and perennial farmer-herder conflicts in the post-Covid-19 period, the youths can […]
[ad_1] • Seek Focus On Local Food Consumption Underdevelopment ravaging the continent of Africa can be dismantled with the adoption of the Chinese model of Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI). The model preaches the gospel of African consume what they produce. This was the position of participants at a webinar on China/African Relationship, with the theme: […]
[ad_1] As part of moves to permanently flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, health experts have cautioned Nigerians on the consumption of imported frozen foods for now. The warning is coming on the heels of a circular issued by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), recently, on a planned importation or smuggling […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria not to allocate foreign exchange to importers of food and fertiliser. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the president gave a similar directive last year. Mr Buhari issued his latest directive at a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has been called upon to ban or impose additional duty on the importation of egg powder (dehydrated and powdered eggs) to save the country from economic waste associated with the import valued at over $1 billion yearly. Egg powder is rich in vitamins, minerals, and is used in confectioneries such as […]
With the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy excluding Maize from the list of commodities eligible to obtain FX from the CBN. Wandieville put out a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy. The first day of the webinar was on Wednesday August 26, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: […]
The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood among the arteries. It’s created primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. Its measuring is recorded by two numbers. The primary (systolic pressure) is measured once the heart contracts and is highest. Why do I would like to observe my pressure level reception? observation your […]
[ad_1] To cushion the effect of market closure across Lagos State, as a restrictive measures to break the transmission of Covid-19, the state government has set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across selected council areas. The makeshift markets will be located at Bishop Aggey Primary School, Ilasamaja; Ajenifuja Primary […]
[ad_1] Poultry rearing is one of the most important activities in the agricultural sector of the country. It contributes substantially to the volume of employment, poverty alleviation and internal trade in the country. Experts believe poultry is a major source of national income and provides about 4 – 5% of the nation’s gross domestic product […]
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables now have an extra ally to grow and develop at their best throughout their life cycle. Arrigoni, a leading international company in the production of technical fabrics for agriculture, has in fact presented new tests on the effectiveness of the PRISMA® thermo-reflective screens and BIORETE AIR PLUS® for this type […]
[ad_1] Meat is one of the most used food on our daily plates. I don’t know the extent to which you personally eat meat but you probably eat it at home or from restaurants, and if you are a vegetarian you have a friend who likes meat, don’t you? This story serves to highlight some […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) have commenced a surveillance tour of livestock and bush meat markets across the state to test animals for components of monkey pox. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture in the […]
Following a recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the use of paracetamol tablets in food preparation, some Lagosians have expressed shock and disappointment. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the news came to them as a shock. READ MORE: The planty […]