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[ad_1] The 2020 Farming season appears to engender a bountiful harvest but the flash floods all over the nation portend a serious impediment to the realization of a bumper harvest. The several windows of support to the farming communities from the CBN and a host of other sources are germane and evidently impactful. The FMARD […]
With Desert Locusts ravaging large swathes of East Africa in recent months, concerns have been rising that swarms could turn their sights westward and invade countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritania FAO has engaged with governments to mobilise surveillance and control teams across West Africa. (Image source: Christel/Pixabay) FAO anticipated this risk in […]
[ad_1] Banana farming is the most neglected farming in Nigeria. Yet, holds more promises and profit potential than most other farming. Banana farming and growing banana are easier and less complicated than any other plantation. Although growing banana still require ones attention, the level of skill required is not as intensive as other trees. You […]
[ad_1] The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that focusing on local food production would increase agricultural production that will meet the food needs of the State’s growing population, transform agriculture to commercial and export oriented production while at the same time generating employment especially for the youth. He stated this while speaking in […]
[ad_1] As the nation is now more focused on agriculture, Nigerians have been called to make effort to invest more in the sector so as to boost the nation’s food security and also boost their incomes. The call was made by some crowd funding investors while sharing their experiences on the XtraLarge Farms. Paul Enakireru, […]
[ad_1] In the bid to change the face of agribusiness in Nigeria, in line with the newly launched Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP) by the Federal Government, Viable X, an online agribusiness platform has been created. Adama J. Adama, Chief Executive Officer of Viable X explained that since it was unveiled about two […]
[ad_1] In spite of efforts by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the agency responsible for the protection of endangered species of wildlife, in recent years, Nigeria has become a primary transit hub for several illicit wildlife and forest products, in particular for the global illegal pangolin trade, sourced primarily from Central […]
Ghana’s cocoa output is set to be of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/2021 season, which is up 5.8 per cent from the forecast for 2019/2020, according the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) parliamentary report Cocoa plays an important role in the economy of Ghana. (Image source: Marcio Ramalho/Flickr) As cited in Reuters, the COCOBOD aims to […]
[ad_1] The Lagos State Government says it will begin the Year 2020 Agricultural Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-YES) Summer School Programme for students of public Senior Secondary Schools across the Six Education Districts on Aug. 17. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya stated this on Wednesday in Lagos,. She said that the two-week […]
[ad_1] Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the APC in the Edo Governorship election, has promised to reopen and revamp the College of Agriculture, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Council of the state if elected Governor of Edo State in September. He gave the assurance while campaigning in Agenebode on Wednesday, criticizing the Obaseki-led administration […]
In Congo, COVID-19 restrictions risk is cutting off the country’s capital from the rural regions that provide most of its food In Sierra Leone, vegetables and other healthy foods may soon become unaffordable to the most vulnerable. (Image source: skeeze/Pixabay) When the socio-economic ramifications of COVID-19 were becoming clear, FAO began monitoring the situation and […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), has handed over Sheep Kits and Cattle Feed to households in Kebbi state of Nigeria The aim is to bring succour to the vulnerable families whose livelihoods, as agro-pastoralists are tied to the farms of the area. (Image […]
[ad_1] Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has asserted that farming was one of the only veritable leeways to prosperity, urging Cross Riverians, especially women, to go into farming. The governor spoke in Calabar during the flag-off of input distribution to farmers as part of mitigation measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the event […]
[ad_1] IBADAN- The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Oyo State branch on Tuesday appealed to the federal government to relax the ban on importation of maize and ensure palliatives are given to the farmers to cohesion hunger in the country. As they also registered their displeasure over what they called ‘unfavorable government dispositions and regulations’ […]
[ad_1] Rising from a webinar on AGRA’s Failed Promises: Liberating our Agriculture, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF; African Faith and Justice Network, AFJN; Navdanya International, and the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternative Development, IRPAD, have declared that the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, programme failed. With conversation based on […]