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[ad_1] ABAKALIKI- Rice farmers in Ekpaomaka community, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday said they have lost over N50 Million to pests that have continued to destroy their rice farms since 2016. Ekpaomaka community is notable for rice farming. But farmers in the community are lamenting that the pests no longer allow […]
[ad_1] Minna- Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MFAN), Niger state chapter has rejected the distribution process adopted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the distribution of its Anchor Borrowers’ loan scheme to boost their production in the year, 2020 farming season. The rejection followed a brief protest by the MFAN members, Chanchaga local […]
There are plenty of new products and gadgets on the market for farmers to try, but sometimes the risk isn’t worth the potential reward. One US startup is hoping a data-backed warranty will change that. “There are a lot of issues that farmers deal with every day like grain marketing, land access, and agronomy. But […]
*Editor’s Note: In July 2020, Solectrac won a $500,000 grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District as part of its Funding Agriculture Replacement Measures for Emissions REductiosn Demonstration Program. A few decades ago, the idea of self-driving tractors may have sounded like science fiction. Today, tractors are taking on new futuristic shapes and […]
In this episode of Future Food, which I co-hosted with my wonderful colleague, reporter and resident rancher Lauren Stine, we talk to Lew Moorman and Nick Honegger of Soilworks, a newly-created investment group focused on regenerative agriculture. Nick and Lew founded SoilWorks after working together at Scaleworks, the B2B SaaS focused investment organization founded by […]
[ad_1] Lagos State government has produced solar-powered kiosks that would ensure easier and more effective market access for farmers, agripreneurs and stakeholders in an eco-friendly manner, saying the items would be distributed to the farmers later this month. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made this known at the weekend while on […]
[ad_1] Standing in the middle of her melon farm at Ikposoge village in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Mrs Jumai Yohanna, 52, said her childhood dream was to marry a farmer. And she was happy her dream came true. “Farming is in my blood. I was brought up in it,” she told our […]
[ad_1] tomatoes. Photo: HEALTHLINES In a bid to boost local production and processing of fresh tomatoes, reduce pre and post-harvest losses, and also develop the value chain to improve revenue streams for tomato farmers, an N20b Tomato processing factory has been launched in Kebbi State. The factory, built by GBfoods, a global culinary product manufacturer, […]
[ad_1] Program Manager of the Abia State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Chief Israel Amanze has predicted that the Central Bank of Nigeria Maize Anchor Borrowers Program (CMABP) would inject over N1b into the state’s economy this year. According to him, this would be generated from maize farming for which the CBN loan was approved for 7,060 members of the state Maize Association […]
[ad_1] Says 350,000 Job Lost To Maize Price Hike, Others Poultry farmers in Ogun State have bemoaned what they termed “arbitrary increase” in the price of maize and other essential ingredients used in poultry feed production, saying the industry is facing imminent collapse. According to the Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Ogun State (PANOG), Mrs. […]
[ad_1] Oba Dokun Thompson, the Oloni of Eti-Oni and the Chairman Eti-Oni Development Group, an expert in the cocoa and chocolate industry, in this interview with Seyi Taiwo-Oguntuase, spoke on the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the Cocoa and chocolate industry. He also spoke on the need for Nigeria and other West African countries […]
[ad_1] The federal government has said it will start up a programme, “The Green Imperative”, which will lead to the establishment of 632 farm mechanisation centres in the country. The government said the mechanisation centres will support food production in all the local government areas of the country so as to boost the nation’s food […]
[ad_1] A firm, OCP Africa’s has disclosed that not less than 10,000 farmers will benefit from fertilizers as palliatives in Sokoto State. The palliative plan according to the firm is to support smallholder farmers to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring food security for all. Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto […]
[ad_1] As part of measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on farmers, Lagos State government has donated 15 trailers of 50kg bags of maize to Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, Lagos chapter. The donation was distributed through the Lagos State Agriculture Development Authority in Oko-Oba, Agege. Speaking at the presentation, Programme Manager […]
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on global economy and Nigeria is not exempted. The economy is just emerging from the impact of three months of total inactivity. The post ‘To grow Nigeria’s non-oil export, policy makers must walk the talk’ appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News . Read Original Report […]