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[ad_1] Photo: PATCH As insecurity pervades most of agrarian communities of Oyo State and other parts of the country, agricultural scholars have warned of the consequences of hunger and malnutrition. Prof. Femi Ajayi of the Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, and Dr. Oluwaseun Adeleke of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, stated […]
[ad_1] CBN • NAIC offers 50% subsidy on food crop insurance premiums• NIRSAL guarantees up to 75% of CBN-facilitated loans Farmers in Nigeria have been urged to take advantage of insurance guarantee and subsidy regimes in agro-industrial value chains emplaced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), its offshoot, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System […]
[ad_1] A UN official said an estimated 13 million people in northern Nigeria face the risk of acute food insecurity in the next few months. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF) said the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had warned that people in northern Nigeria are at risk of acute […]
[ad_1] A Professor of Agriculture, Prof. Samson Remison, of the Department of Crop Science, Ambrose Alli University, (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has lamented the inability of the smallholder farmers in Nigeria to access the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions in the oil palm sector. Remison made this known in his keynote address during the […]
[ad_1] Matrix Fertilizer produces premium-grade NPK and other blends of fertilisers, boost agriculture and ensure food security. One of the professed objectives of the Muhammadu Buhari administration is to diversify Nigeria’s oil-based economy by expanding the country’s agricultural sector. If achieved, even at an average scale, the potential benefits would be immense, from increased food […]
Tanzania-based Kijani Hai has installed Bühler DA MultiVision optical sorter in its new export line and recorded a 20% increase in its annual savings thanks to less physical loss of coffee Kijani Hai’s aim to mitigate the effects of deforestation, Bühler maintains a commitment to boost climate protection with its ongoing roll-out of innovative, energy-efficient […]
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has partnered with Geocoton Advens Group to facilitate access to clean energy for Burkina Faso and other African countries Bboxx and Geocoton Advens Group aims to provide energy to the established cotton farming market, the wider value chain, the distribution networks within these communities, and the broader Burkina Faso population. […]
The Director General/CEO National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that the federal government is ready to develop a guidance document that will help in the regulation of stacked Gene organisms in Nigeria. Dr. Ebegba who disclosed this at a 2-Day meeting on the development of a guidance document on risk assessment […]
The USAID has announced financial support worth US$7.5mn to treat malnutrition in Southern Madagascar and support farmers dealing with climatic catastrophes, such as sandstorms and droughts The financial aid provided by USAID will benefit 10,000 people in southern Madagascar. (Image source: USAID) The financial aid will benefit 100,000 people in southern Madagascar. For the past […]
Boehringer Ingelheim, a leader in animal health, has announced that the FreVAX intramuscular needle free device can now be managed via an entirely new version of the FreVAX smartphone app – the 2.0 version Boehringer Ingelheim’s new FreVAX smartphone application takes piglet vaccination to another level. (Image source: Adobe stock) This new version of the […]
[ad_1] Farmers say they have abandoned their fields for fear of being kidnapped or killed by rampaging criminals. The emergence of insecurity in different forms has become a major threat to Nigeria’s food security in recent months. Many farmers in rural Abuja communities and across the different regions of the country have been deprived of […]
[ad_1] Farmers, experts and data explain why cassava, one of Nigeria’s most iconic foods, perennially remains insufficient and expensive. Grace Ebit, a farmer in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, recalls her childhood with nostalgia. After her father lost his job in the mid-1960s, she dropped out of school and the family […]
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the government of Ethiopia, have signed an agreement worth US$118mn, to support agro industrial park, youth employment and electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti The Productivity Enhancement to Support Agro Industrial Parks and Youth Employment Project is worth US$47mn. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The grants fall under the bank’s […]
[ad_1] A maize farm Boosting food productivity per hectare through intensive agricultural practices has been described by agricultural scientists and technologists as the most potent way of revving up food production without much disruption to the ecosystem. This follows moves around the world to tame deforestation as a major factor responsible for global warming and […]
[ad_1] PHOTO: Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images While it is estimated that Yobe State will generate N1.132b revenue from livestock tax, the Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers’ Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has set conditions for the collection of such tax. The administration of taxes, according to the state government, will improve and raise the security situation and internally […]