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[ad_1] The school recess that started in mid-March due to Covid-19 is taking longer. Children, who are kept busy in school for the better part of the year, have unexpectedly found themselves with plenty of time that they may not know how to use well. How do we keep them busy? That is the question […]
[ad_1] Pepper farmers across the country can now access high yielding sweet pepper variety in the country. The pepper variety tagged Commandant F1 is said to be weather and disease resistance. It was developed by Syngenta AG, an Agro Chemical and Seed Company that came to Nigeria this year. A pepper farmer in Niger State, […]
[ad_1] The patronage of local rice has continued to increase as price of foreign rice soars in major markets in Enugu. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in markets in Enugu on Saturday, showed that residents are switching from foreign rice to local rice. At Ogbete Main Market, a 50kg bag […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government on Friday signed a tripartite agreement for insurance to tackle the risks of transporting agricultural produce across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the MoU, which is on implementation of National Transit Insurance Scheme (NATIS), is between NAIC, Nigeria Association of Agricultural Produce Dealers (NAAPD) and Association of […]
[ad_1] Personnel of Benue State Livestock Guards, BLSG, have apprehended 230 cows and four herders for allegedly violating the state’s grazing law. Parading the confiscated cattle at the BLSG headquarters in Makurdi, Commander of the Guards, Mr. Linus Zaki, disclosed that the herders were arrested in Guma and Gwer West Local Government Areas of the […]
In a recent article, we asked whether regenerative agriculture practitioners should embrace gene editing and other biotechnologies. Regenerative agriculture is a growing movement focused on cultivating a more collaborative relationship with nature in contrast to the plug and play approach of conventional farming. soil health, improving water quality, promoting biodiversity, integrating cropping and livestock systems, […]
[ad_1] The government of the United Kingdom said it has donated £18 million (N8.874 billion) aid funding in order to boost locust swarm’s response in Africa and Asia, which has been ravaging farmland crops in both continents since the beginning of this year. This was announced by the International Development Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan on Thursday, […]
[ad_1] Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NMN) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja shows that there is a substantial level of atmospheric moisture over the country. It stated that rainfall activities were currently observed over some parts of Nigeria. According to the outlook, overnight rainfall activities […]
Fish and leafy greens may appear to be unlikely bedfellows. Not so much for Upward Farms. “The tech we use is a combo of aquaculture and hydroponics,” Jason Green, founder and CEO of the New York-based startup, told AFN. “By cultivating complete ecosystems with a strong microbiome, and leveraging the precision and control of indoor […]
[ad_1] The Emir of Yauri, Dr. Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, has said Kebbi State will emerge the hub of tomatoes production in the country in view of the existence of the second largest fresh tomatoes processing company which eliminates the fear of post-harvest loss. Culinary products manufacturer, GBfoods, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
[ad_1] Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says his government has recorded 92% success in its empowerment initiative involving giving out goats as soft loan to women in the state. Speaking in the BBC Hausa Service programme on a variety of issues affecting the state, he said while the loan in which women across […]
[ad_1] The Chairman of the committee for the sales of paddy rice in Taraba state, Mallam Rabiu Mamman, has said that the price of the commodity would soon crash following the release of 26,000 bags of paddy rice by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Taraba to millers. He said, in an interview with North-East […]
[ad_1] Mrs. Ezinne Otuka, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), Abia State FADAMA III, says the state has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. Otuka who spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, attributed the success story to the agricultural reform programmes of the Abia Government. He said that the programmes encouraged the FADAMA User Groups (FUGs) and […]
[ad_1] The Programme Director, Lagos Business School Agribusiness programme, Ikechukwu Kelikume,has warned that the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), banning the importation of maize may spell doom for poultry farmers across the country. He said that poultry farmers are already beginning to cut down on production because of the high cost […]
[ad_1] Lady Ranchers, a group of women from different professional backgrounds have concluded on how to transform the way the livestock sector and its value chain will be handled henceforth in the country. Aderoju Odunsi, President of the Lady Ranchers (Ikeja) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited gave the indication while speaking at the inauguration of the […]