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[ad_1] “Fertiliser is just one of our problems, for me, the major challenge is getting good seeds and agrochemicals to control weeds, diseases and pests. You can manage a farm without fertiliser but you can’t manage a farm with weeds and bad seeds. The loss can be 85 per cent compared to 35 per […]
[ad_1] …Seeks Partnership With FG On Agric Projects Ibadan – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that the state has developed a robust strategic plan to guide the adoption of agriculture as a viable pillar for expanding the state’s economy. The governor, who stated this on Wednesday, during the flag-off/roll-out of the distribution of […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government, Wednesday, said farmers would not be allowed to suffer in 2020 cropping season amid Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, at the flag-off ceremony of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers as part of the mitigation measures […]
[ad_1] Several smallholder farmers in Oyo State, on Wednesday, received different categories of Kenaf, yam and cocoa seedlings as part of the federal ministry of agriculture’s COVID-19 pandemic palliative. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Mustapha Shehuri, who flagged off the distribution at Moore Plantation, Ibadan, said the distribution of farm inputs was to cushion […]
Editor’s Note: Connecterra is an AgFunder portfolio company. AgFunder invested in Connecterra’s $4.9 million Series A in 2018, with AgFunder’s Michael Dean penning a thought piece via AFN last November on Connecterra’s journey from its initial sensor focus as a ‘fitbit for cows,’ to a full-stack technology and artificial intelligence platform combining proprietary sensor hardware, […]
Australian startup Soil Carbon Co has raised A$10 million ($6.94 million) in seed funding in a round led by Horizons Ventures, the VC firm set up by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing. Horizons was joined by Grok Ventures, a VC firm launched by Atlassian founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie Todd. Lowercarbon Capital – […]
[ad_1] Operatives of Kano State Police Command have rescued over 600 workers forced to spend three months in a factory called ‘popular farm rice’, in Challawa industrial area. The workers said that they were threatened with their jobs if they opted to go home to see their families. It was gathered that the operatives stormed […]
[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday, expressed its readiness to capture 200,000 maize farmers across the country with a view to boosting maize production in Nigeria. The Director Head of Finance Development, CBN, Mr. Ihua Elenwor disclosed this in Asaba, Delta State during the flag-off of 2020 wet season maize farming with […]
A set of new laws aimed at reforming India’s agricultural sector will be a boon to smallholder farmers and agritech startups alike, the country’s agriculture secretary told AFN. Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said in an interview that three ordinances being introduced by the Indian government represent a “major, […]
Agriculture is often characterized as a heavily consolidated industry where a few major players dominate nearly every aspect of the supply chain. Every once in a while, however, a few members of the old guard decide to take a page out of the startup playbook. “Moving grain and commodities is a critical element to what […]
[ad_1] RESIDENTS of 10 communities in Awka North local government area of Anambra State have lamented the destruction of their farmlands by suspected herdsmen. The affected people say the destruction had become a daily occurrence for sometime. Former chairman of Awka North local government area, Chief Shedrack Anakwue said yesterday that the herdsmen’s menace in […]
[ad_1] Nigerian women farmers are known for their active involvement in agriculture, which has contributed a lot to ensuring food security in the country. However, these women, particularly the smallholder farmers, are now being confronted by numerous challenges militating against their farming business. NURUDEEN ALIMI visited smallholder women farmers in five Local Government areas of […]
[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it will support farmers with a 432 billion naira ($1.1 billion) loan in the 2020 wet planting season to boost food production in the West African nation. The Abuja-based central bank will support more than one million farmers to cultivate over a million hectares of farmland, it […]
[ad_1] The Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Kano State Chapter, Abdurrashid Magaji Rimingado, Sunday, called on the Federal Government to channel approved N13 billion to fight grasshoppers, locusts, and quela birds to boost farmers productivity amid Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Rimingado made the call in a statement he signed and made available to […]
[ad_1] The Raw Material Research Development Council (RMRDC) has fabricated 250kg per day caustic soda production plant, the Director-General of the Council, Prof. Hussaini D. Ibrahim, has said. The council said it collaborated with the National Research Institute of Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria, to design and fabricate the plant in order to tap from its […]