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[ad_1] Agriculture Photo: shutterstock A north-based farmer and indigene of Mbu, in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Alhaji Sani Friday Nnaji, has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for providing peaceful and conducive environment for businesses to thrive in the state. Alhaji Nnaji, who is deep-rooted in agricultural business, has large farms in the northern […]
[ad_1] (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) Experts in the agricultural sector have identified rising spate of insecurity, misdirection of government funds and poor implementation of interventions by the Federal Government as the leading causes of hike in food prices. Other causes identified include multiple level of taxation through inter-state food transportation from both the […]
[ad_1] Country Representative, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, has said 140,000 vulnerable persons will be provided with livelihood support in the Northeast. According to him, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation (ECHO) has raised $1million (N410 million) support for FAO. Kafeero, […]
[ad_1] Again, the need for poultry and livestock farmers to refrain from abnormal use of antibiotics has been reiterated as health of farmers and members of a community called Muvattupuzha in India is endangered following the abuse in poultry production. A study on the antimicrobial resistance of pathogens in the poultry production environment and developing […]
[ad_1] The National Palm Producers Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has sought partnership with youths and women organizations in the distribution of the Association’s 10 million oil palm seedlings. The National President of NPPAN, Amb Alphonsus Inyang who disclosed this at the weekend in Abuja while speaking on the activities of the association, revealed the readiness […]
[ad_1] International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Acute shortage of maize and soybean has been identified as the main factor crippling the poultry sector in Nigeria. The Registrar/CEO, Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Professor Eustace Iyayi, who disclosed this while addressing stakeholders during a collaborative meeting held with Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA) and the […]
[ad_1] Vendors display food for sale at a market in Mowe, Ogun State in southwest Nigeria, on April 19, 2021. – Nigeria’s economy was already struggling with a fall in the price of oil, Nigeria’s major export, and a weak local naira currency, before the global pandemic struck.<br />Now Nigeria’s inflation has soared to a […]
[ad_1] Namoi Yusuf of Nasarawa State says the government needs to act fast to save small-scale farmers from hunger amid growing insecurity. Namoi Yusuf is a smallholder farmer in Toto community of Nasarawa State. She cultivates cassava, maize, melon, and groundnuts. She has been a farmer for 30 years. In this episode of our Women […]
[ad_1] As part of the effort to create wealth for small scale farmers in Nigeria, an Agribusiness company OasisVest has said it would empower local farmers through the provision of seedlings, fertilizers, machinery and other farm equipment with the view to boosting food production and sustainability in the country. The group said the scheme which would […]
[ad_1] The rates of widely eaten cereals and legumes rose by a average of 98 per cent in the last one year. The prices of major legumes and cereals in Nigeria rose at an average of about 98.85 and 99.9 per cents respectively in the last one year, a PREMIUM TIMES market survey has shown. […]
John Deere has launched 9R-Series tractor, which is designed to maximise time in the field and optimise yield The 9R-Series tractors come equipped with the revolutionary John Deere PowerTech 13.6L engine. (Image source: John Deere) The new 9R-Series is one of the most technologically advanced John Deere tractor in Africa and the Middle East markets […]
[ad_1] Market surveys in seven states show that the prices of the cost of protein-rich foods rose by an average of 60.5 per cent while carbohydrate quickened 59 per cent. The prices of protein and carbohydrate-rich foods in Nigeria rose at an average of 58 per cent in the last year, as the country continues […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – The President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Babatola Faseru, has commended Nigeria’s cashew farmers for their role in improving the quality of cashew nuts, stating that the quality in Nigeria and Africa generally has seen a great improvement this year. He attributed the improvement in quality to the good work by […]
[ad_1] Professor Eustace Ayemere Iyayi, Registrar/ CEO of the Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), has expressed optimism that the Institute’s collaboration with the Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA) towards capacity development of livestock farmers and other stakeholders in the value chain would soon begin to yield positive results. In an interactive session with newsmen, Professor […]
WWF and Tesco have published Driven to Waste, a new report that quantifies the total amount of food lost on farms globally, revealing that an estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten around the world each year WWF and Tesco report shows 1.2 billion tonnes of food is lost on farms, on top of […]