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[ad_1] The Principal Investigator on Weed Control Measures in IITA, Prof. Friday Ekeleme made this known in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Ekeleme said these post-emergence herbicides, though not exclusive to cassava, had been adapted in the framework of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best Planting Practices toolkit for use in […]
[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval to four agro-processing companies to import 262,000 tons of maize and corn in the bid to complement an anticipated shortfall of the commodity in the country. This was disclosed in an internal memo of the Nigeria Customs Service seen by this newspaper. The memo dated […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory has arrested a 16-year-old and seven other suspected smugglers of 1,522 bags of foreign bags of rice in Calabar, Cross River. Speaking to journalists during the parade on Wednesday, the Commander, NNS Victory, Idi Abbas, disclosed that the suspects were intercepted in two batches. Mr Abbas, a naval […]
[ad_1] Agricultural goods imported to Nigeria rose in value by 59.01 per cent in the second quarter of this year, compared to the first quarter and by 66.28 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2019, while exports dropped by 38.2 per cent in Q2, compared to Q1, but rose by 6.3 per cent […]
Agricultural technology company AGROS 4.0 has unveiled an expanded global model with improved accuracy for yield and credit models up to 95 per cent accuracy The new predictive model allows users to benchmark field-level metrics locally, regionally, and globally. (Image source: freestocks.org/Pexels) AGROS 4.0 now features more than 30 individual datasets varying from evapotranspiration, gross […]
[ad_1] • Cultivating thyme can save $50m import yearly’ Mr Dayo Olunowo, Managing Director, Agricapital Ltd, Ibadan, in this interview, says agribusiness can only be sustainable if farmers can plant according to off-takers’ product standards, specifications, and packaging methods. He argues that the market gap between the farmer and the produce end-user, when bridged, can save […]
[ad_1] Coconut farm. Photo: OURWORLD State and local governments with appropriate land and water resources have been urged to embrace coconut cultivation and value chain development as part of development and business activities to diversify the economy, create additional sustainable jobs and increase forestation for better quality of life. The calls came as the World […]
[ad_1] Overuse and non-replenishment of farmland by small-scale farmers while they lack the capacity and resources for organic agriculture have constituted a barrier to the food productivity of farmers per hectare in the country. Also, imported or most locally blended organic fertiliser brands are still relatively expensive for the resource-poor farmers. Hence, the coming into […]
[ad_1] Minna – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) on Wednesday predicted that this year’s rainfall will cease in parts of Niger state around November, particularly in three local government areas namely: Katcha, Agaie and Lapai. Quoting NIMETs rainfall predictions for the year 2020, HEDA said the growing season across the state will end […]
[ad_1] A suspected cannabis farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA to take his life instead of destroying his 10-hectare cannabis plantation. Akor, a 42 years old father of six children from Enabo village in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State was arrested by the Kogi State command of […]
[ad_1] Delta Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, in Asaba, inaugurated 20 tractors procured by his administration for agricultural productivity, with a warning that anyone who failed to do the right thing with the equipment would be brought to book. He stated that the tractors were procured to encourage citizens to go back […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the death of six persons and economic loss estimated to be about N1 billion to flood by rice farmers in Kebbi State. President Buhari described the unfortunate development as a major setback in his administration’s efforts towards boosting local food production. The President, who expressed deep concern […]
[ad_1] Mozambique has banned the importation of cultured fish from neighbouring Malawi, following the outbreak of a lethal disease in fish reared in captivity in Malawi. The decision was announced in Maputo by the Minister of Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, the country’s largest newspaper, Noticias, reported on Wednesday. Authorities, mainly from the […]
[ad_1] Alhaji Sani Dododo, the Chairman, Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to channel two percent of its revenue to agriculture to propel diversification. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi while giving an update on recent flooding that […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep concern over the heavy floods that took a number of lives, submerged thousands of hectares of farmlands and houses, destroying farm produce and personal belongings in the affected communities. According to the President, “I am particularly sad over this incident because it’s a setback to our efforts to […]