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[ad_1] As the world economy is ravaged by COVID-19 and inevitable lockdowns, one of the few things that matter to humanity is food, and sustaining food chains beyond the pandemic has been the subject of engagements, agitations and demands among agricultural scientists, technologists, government agencies, research institutes and farmers, among many other stakeholders. Maize, as […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week announced the reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) popularly called lending rate from 13.5 to 12.5 percent, some got the news as a cheering one while some still believe that the lending rate is still on the high side. DAILY INDEPENDENT while […]
[ad_1] Plantain farming and growing plantain are easier and less complicated than any other plantation. Although growing plantain still require ones attention, the level of skill required is not as intensive as other trees. You might be wondering how Plantain Farming can make millions of naira yearly and we say, with a very little capital, […]
[ad_1] In 2019, funding for farm tech startups reached $4.7 billion, posting 370% growth over 6 years, according to AgFunder’s recent Farm Tech Investment Report. That bucks the trend across venture capital sectors, which have had a bumper ride. But why? Where is all that money going and what do people working in agriculture think […]
[ad_1] Another week, another part of the agrifood supply chain that’s struggling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last month, the challenge facing the meat industry was top of the headlines, as large processing plants were forced to shut after numerous workers contracted the virus. This month, we’re seeing whole workforces in the produce […]
[ad_1] There are just four days left for Asia-Pacific startups to submit their applications to join Singapore Food Bowl – the new, 100%-online program offered by GROW, the Southeast Asian agrifoodtech accelerator backed by AgFunder. Apply here now before June 7. Developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the supply chain weaknesses it’s laid […]
[ad_1] While the world has come to a standstill outside, it has also brought a lot of us closer virtually. We’ve been looking to others for advice and asking questions about how we adapt to the changes going on around us. We knew people in our industry were facing the same challenges, so we decided […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Civil Servants Union at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has appealed to aggrieved contractors protesting continuously over a N17 billion debt owed them by the ministry to give the management time to solve the problem. In the last two weeks, the contractors have been protesting at the entrance of […]
[ad_1] As the total lockdown imposed on Kabba-Bunu local government area by Kogi State government entered the second day as a result of alleged COVID-19 outbreak in the area, the Obaro of Kabba, Oba Solomon Owoniyi has vehemently appealed to the state government to relax the lockdown, saying within 24 hours farmers in the area […]
[ad_1] The world lost close to four million hectares of tropical forest in 2019, at the rate of one football pitch every second, new data released Tuesday from Global Forest Watch said. It was the third biggest forest loss this century – starting in the year 2000. Global Forest Watch is an online platform that […]
[ad_1] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says bees and other pollinators are vital to life on our planet. The FAO disclosed this on its official Twitter handle, Wednesday, stating some of the significant roles pollinators such as bees play in keeping the ecosystem breathing. It says the pollinators help 75 per cent […]
[ad_1] The federal government through the Raw Material Research Development Council (RMRDC) has begun a process for the development of furfural urea fertilizer that will not be lost rapidly in the soil as ordinary urea fertilizer. The Council, in a document seen by Daily Trust, is collaborating with the Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) […]
[ad_1] Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) has commissioned 12 delivery warehouses with a combined capacity of more than 26,000MT. The warehouses are located in different geo-political zones across the country for the provision of state-of-the-art storage and quality assurance services. The Managing Director/CEO of the Exchange, Zaheera Baba-Ari, told newsmen that the warehouses were being established […]
[ad_1] Losing a crop to a pest or disease is a devastating outcome for a farmer. If that farmer is based in a developing country without the promise of subsidies or crop insurance, it’s even direr. And in a pandemic world where food supply chains have tightened and been disrupted, the idea of losing whole […]
[ad_1] Ahead of July 22 governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo state, an aspirant, Prince Tony Godday Erewa, has promised to revive the aviation and agricultural sectors to boost the state’s economy if voted into power. Prince Erewa made the pledge on Wednesday shortly after obtaining his Expression of Interest and […]