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[ad_1] No fewer than 10,000 farmers in Lagos State are to benefit from the World Bank-assisted agricultural scheme, under the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support, APPEALS, project. APPEALS, which revolves round training, is designed to build capacities of actors in the rice, aquaculture and poultry value chains. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan […]
[ad_1] Awka- Anambra State Government is to encourage women and youths to venture into Orange Flesh Potato production as part of the current agricultural revolution in the state. The state government has also empowered farmers with poultry assets such as cages , birds, feeds, drinkers, feeders and Apiary kits for pure honey production. Disclosing this […]
[ad_1] Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 500 million chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in our new What The Fork? series of digitalks for our community. Skip to the end for the recording or head over to our Vimeo page here to find this and other episodes. While it probably seems like many moons ago to most of us, in January of this […]
[ad_1] Last Updated on 12:44 pm LAGOS – Nigerian farmers have assured that they are capable of producing food to meet the nation’s need, but unanimously agreed that the right environment and assistance must be put in place. The farmers, also unarguably responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that; “Farmers should seize the opportunity created […]
[ad_1] Fish farmers under the aegis of Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN), has distributed smoked catfish as COVID-19 palliatives in support of government’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The beneficiary states are; Lagos, Oyo, Rivers States as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Oloye Rotimi, National President of CAFFAN, […]
[ad_1] Two years on from raising its $4 million Series A round, the Israeli precision irrigation technology company Saturas has closed an initial $3 million tranche of Series B funding. Former investors in Saturas — Gefen Capital and Hubei Forbon Technology — have committed to the round, alongside the Trendlines Agrifood Fund, which is a new investor. Saturas is […]
[ad_1] Scientists at CGIAR-IITA have developed a more cost and time-effective molecular diagnostic tool that can help identify different subgroups of cassava whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci, accurately, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has announced in a report. The report published May 27 was on a research by a vector Entomologist at IITA-Tanzania, Everlyne Wosula, […]
[ad_1] Although the number of crops that rely on bee pollination is increasing, according to Palo Alto-based Beehero, changes across a number of variables mean that the same number of hives in an orchard may not be providing all the pollinator punch required. “The equation of beehives-per-acre doesn’t hold much,” Omer Davidi, co-founder and CEO […]
[ad_1] AS African Union, AU, formerly known as Organisation of African Unity, OAU, marked 57th Africa Day on May 25, 2020, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigeria, Thursday, tasked African leaders on health, water, agriculture, innovative governance, discontinuation of external borrowing to bring about a new development order that will transform the continent with renewed […]
[ad_1] Given both its burgeoning population and current global health and economic crisis, the need to improve food security in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Wheat has arguably become one of the most important agricultural commodities. The nationwide demand for low cost, convenient staple and baked foods are increasing demand for wheat products (flour and flour-based […]
[ad_1] Expanding the cold chain across the African continent is both necessary and hard. A better network of cold storage facilities is necessary to drive down food waste and enable wider access to fresher produce. And it’s difficult due to high installation costs and all sorts of risks, most notably those surrounding intermittent electricity supplies […]
[ad_1] Digital Agriculture Services (DAS) has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Firemark Ventures – the VC arm of Australian insurance giant IAG. The strategic investment will see the Melbourne-based farm analytics startup partner with IAG to speed up the process of risk assessment for rural insurance customers, and enhance the ability to carry out such […]
[ad_1] By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has distributed seedlings and herbicides to farmers in Iseyin community as part of activities to mark one year anniversary of his administration. Makinde said the distribution of the seedlings was to assist farmers to improve on their farming in Oke-Ogun area noted for agricultural activities. […]
[ad_1] First Milk has announced today (May 28) Mr Smith will succeed Jim Baird as a new farmer director. Details to follow… [ad_2]