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[ad_1] In this interview, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, the chairman of Dantata Food and Allied Products and owner of one of the largest oil mills in West Africa, spoke on his company’s innovations, the importance of animal production, among other issues. Your company is known for processing and marketing agro products. What are the […]
[ad_1] Nigeria is likely to witness a serious shortfall in Soybeans production this year with the farmers’ association projecting output may be down to 50 percent. They had earlier projected to produce one million bags (100kg per bag) this season but unfortunately, because of COVID-19, most farmers could not get access to the CBN Anchor […]
[ad_1] The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has given a boost to agriculture in the Niger Delta region by reviving its six tonnes per hour rice mill at Elele-Alimini, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking after inspecting the multi-million-naira mill, the NDDC Acting Managing Director, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, said that the facility, […]
[ad_1] Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) says it has committed over $2million to agricultural development in Niger State to boost food production. Associate Programme Officer, AGRA Niger State, God’swill Aguiyi, made the disclosure at this year’s edition of Niger state council on agriculture and launching of the policy document, where he disclosed that […]
[ad_1] Pig farmers in Gberigbe Piggery Estate, Ikorodu, Lagos, under the umbrella of Gberigbe Pig Farmers Association, said there is no record of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on the farm, noting that anything contrary is untrue. Chairman, ad hoc committee of the association, Mr. Oludele Oluyoyin, said the fact that Oke-Aro Piggery Estate, Ogun […]
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Nigeria (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Securing the 2020 Cropping Season in the face of Covid-19 Pandemic” on Thursday 4th of June 2020. The participants were Dr. Mua’zu Abdulkadir, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Professor Muhammed Khali Othman, Executive Director National Agriculture Extension […]
Back in 2015, AFN spoke with Mitchell Presser, then head of US M&A for law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, about the relationship between the private equity investment and growth in agrifoodtech. A lot has changed since then, including Presser’s work. He recently joined Morrison & Foerster’s M&A practice as well as its private equity investments […]
[ad_1] The Ekiti State government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have partnered to empower 1,000 farmers in the state for commercial production of cassava. For smooth take off of the cassava model farming, Governor Kayode Fayemi has released over 6,000 hectares of land to Nigeria Cassava Growers’ Association, Ekiti state chapter. Speaking while unveiling […]
[ad_1] • Farmers commend border policy, interventionsStakeholders in agriculture and allied industries have pinpointed weak financing, the comatose state of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) and dwindling farm labour as factors dragging the sector down. Inability of the government to restructure the bank for coordinated, structured and country-wide sustainable medium to long-term agricultural credit facilities […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the various Initiatives put in place in the country to ensure that the country is self-sufficient in food production. They gave the commendation following the recent announcement by the CBN of a planned integration of non-interest credit facilities into the […]
[ad_1] Papayas grow in tropical climates and are also known as papaws or pawpaws. Their sweet taste, vibrant colour, and the wide variety of health benefits they provide make them a popular fruit. The papaya, a previously exotic and rare fruit, is now available at most times of the year as a result of commercial […]
By Joseph Agumagu Acting Director General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, has urged us to take advantage of Biotechnology and its tools in solving the myriad of problems confronting us in this era of Covid-19 pandemic. He said that Biotechnology is a very powerful tool that has the potentials of helping […]
Consumers, food businesses, and policymakers are increasingly aware of the need to improve our food system’s impact on the environment. But what about the impact of the clothes we wear – another major product of agriculture? Roughly 20% of industrial water pollution comes from garment manufacturing, according to the World Resources Institute, and the industry […]
[ad_1] Sunflower may be a new crop to some farmers in many parts of Nigeria, but there are many farmers that grow it in the North. According to Alhaji Jibrin K. Bukar, the Sunflower Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (SUNGPMAN), the nation’s output for 2019 was 57,000 metric tonnes. Value chain Majorly, edible […]
[ad_1] Goat farmers in some parts of Cross River State have lamented inadequate male goats in their farms. Our correspondent in the state reports that the problem is in addition to cold weather and the absence of veterinary doctors in most rural communities in the state. Most of the farmers from the Betem Community Royal […]