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[ad_1] The Nigerian government said it has set up plans to establish 142 agro-processing centres across the country, with one centre in each senatorial district of the six geo-political zones. The government said the development will help revolutionise the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, alongside the Agriculture and Rural Development […]
[ad_1] Farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) say they are uncomfortable with the plan by the federal government to spend N13.9 billion on pest control in the country. The government had on June 12 approved a N13.9 billion intervention fund for pest control in Nigeria. Announcing the development in a […]
Editor’s Note: Sourajit Aiyer is a consultant with South Asia Fast Track Sustainability Communications and Sandeep Bhattacharya is India Projects Manager at the Climate Bonds Initiative. This article reflects the views of the authors and not necessarily of AFN. The vulnerability of our modern food systems to climate disruption is widely known. In India, increased […]
[ad_1] The South East Governors’ Forum, an umbrella body of the five governors in the South East geopolitical zone, reacted to alleged insensitivity of the governors over the threat to security in the zone by Fulani herdsmen, insisting that the governors were committed to the welfare of the people. The allegation was made by Igbo […]
[ad_1] Cassava products are in very high demand all over the world for the production of various products and compounding of animal feeds. The advent of global warming has put cassava on the front burner as a prime raw material for the production of ethanol which does not emit carbon dioxide unlike fossil fuels. High […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – Determined to provide foods to meet the needs of Lagosians, the All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State chapter, has appealed to the state government to urgently provide them with farming equipment such as bulldozers and tractors and good seedlings to make farming easy for them. Dr. Femi Oke, State Chairman […]
[ad_1] It must be surprising to many that an initiative set up less than three years ago to transform the agricultural sector in the country is closing in on accomplishing almost all its mandates. The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) took off in 2017 after the visit of the King of Morocco to Nigeria in December […]
[ad_1] How does an environmentalist become an aerial imagery data analytics and AI entrepreneur? Find out in this episode with Al Eisaian, a serial entrepreneur from the mobile apps and software space, and the founder of IntelinAir. IntelinAir combines images captured from airplanes with other data to help farmers identify problem areas in their fields […]
[ad_1] We’re proud to announce that The World Economic Forum has named three AgFunder portfolio companies to its annual Technology Pioneers of 2020 list: Brightseed, Trace Genomics, and Phylagen. This list identifies 100 companies transforming their industries while also addressing key issues like sustainability. WEF Technology Pioneers are invited to participate in WEF activities, events, […]
[ad_1] Switzerland’s Syngenta has relaunched and rebranded following its merger with the agricultural businesses of Chinese chemicals giant Sinochem, in preparation for an expected IPO in China. The new entity, named Syngenta Group, also incorporates Israeli crop protection company Adama. Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) ChemChina owns both Adama and Syngenta, and is reportedly undergoing a […]
[ad_1] The biopesticide market will reach an estimated $10 billion by 2025 and this doesn’t just include the new wave of microbial-based inputs. “Relative to many other spaces in the biologic or input space it’s nov particularly crowded,” Brett Morris, principal at biotech-focused venture development fund TechAccel told AFN. “There’s lots of open space and […]
[ad_1] With the pursuit of carbon neutrality still looming large over political and corporate agendas, companies across Europe have been searching for new ways to unplug their production lines from petroleum-based products. In food and farming, these products can be hard to replace — cheap and versatile petrol-derived chemicals still find their way into all […]
[ad_1] WORRIED by the space of criminal activities in the state, especially, the murderous activities of the rogue herdsmen roaming about in many communities in the state, Anambra State Government has taken steps to form Forest Guards. This was one of the security measures taken by the South East Governors last year when killer herdsmen […]
[ad_1] Ask any shopkeeper, milkman, dhobi (launderer), or other merchant in India how many people owe them money for their services, and how much they’re owed. You’re likely to get two high numbers. In fact, it’s common across the board for Indian businesses to serve their customers on credit and keep tabs. It’s true from […]
[ad_1] Experts have said data utilisation to include small-holder farmers could boost means of livelihood of farmers and change the tide of uncanny relationship between agriculture in Nigeria and poverty. The executive summary of the 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau of Statistics indicated that over 70 million poor […]