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[ad_1] To address the issue of deforestation, considered as one of the factors contributing to the challenges of climate change in the country, the Golden Seeds Fats and Oil Limited has commenced the production of biomass briquettes, as substitute to traditional charcoal. The Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder of the company, Mr Lanre Sam-Akinkunmi, who announced this […]
[ad_1] While farmers are jubilant over the irrigation project, cattle herders say it has blocked their cattles routes. There were mixed feelings in the agriculture sector in Kano and Jigawa states as the federal government handed over 289 hectares of farmland to farmers under the Garri Irrigation Project. While farmers are jubilant over the irrigation […]
[ad_1] Dangote tomato factory can only produce at one-fifth of its capacity, considering that farmers lack adequate resources for cultivation. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is facing uncertainties in probably the most problematic of his several investments: a 1,200 tonne per day plant that processes tomato, now gasping for supply amidst pressure of overwhelming national […]
[ad_1] Open grazing. An agriculturist and National Coordinator of Zero Hunger Farmers Commodities of Nigeria, Dr. Tunde Arosanyin, has urged the Federal Government to urgently explore ranching as a way of breeding cattle or risk losing sizeable number of citizens to cancer, cardiac arrest and other terminal diseases. He also advised Nigeria to emulate other […]
[ad_1] Uchenna Rowland Onyeizu The National Project Coordinator of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta region (LIFE-ND), Sani Abiodun, has said that agricultural production will hardly succeed in Nigeria without the collaboration and support of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADP). He spoke at Umuahia, Abia State capital, during the flag off of the […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) and Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA) have identified shortage of maize and soybean; which are the two most important ingredients used in poultry feed, as the main factor crippling the poultry sector in Nigeria. Professor Eustace Iyayi, Registrar / CEO, Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), […]
[ad_1] Golden Seed Fats &Oil has launched biomass charcoal briquette called Maxiburn – a substitute for wood charcoal. Lanre Sam-Akinkunmi, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Seed during a press briefing to launch the Maxiburn into the market, said that it is a direct substitute for wood charcoal which is the traditionally known charcoal. “People, […]
LEMKEN, a company that specialises in arable farming has optimised its front hopper and coulter bar system, adding greater versatility to its range of seeding machines Front hopper LEMKEN Solitair 23+ with coulter bar OptiDisc 25 and power harrow Zirkon 12. (Image source: LEMKEN) The latest addition of the ISOBUS technology to the Solitair 23+ […]
[ad_1] Vegetable oils, cereals, and dairy, led the decline, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, led by vegetable oils, cereals, and dairy, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. Details of this were highlighted in […]
Lindsay Manufacturing Africa Pty Ltd spoke to a farmer, Fanie Botha, who is still using a 42-year-old Zimmatic pivot his father-in-law bought in 1978 The pivot has been adapted to work with Lindsay’s FieldNET solution so that Fanie and his team can control the pivot remotely. (Image source: Lindsay) Expert says that buying a pivot is usually […]
The government of Belgium has contributed US$500,000 through SFERA, to FAO’s project which aims to benefit as many as 11,000 households (55,000 people) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis and high levels of food insecurity. (Image source: FAO) FAO’ project will provide beneficiaries with assorted agricultural […]
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Fairtrade Africa (FTA) have signed a collaborative pact aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on trade from smallholder farming, and respective producer groups across Africa The parties are committing to enhance and promote trade and strengthening the voice of smallholder farmers on matters of climate […]
[ad_1] Kwara State government on Monday said that the state has taken bold steps in exploiting the agric value chain by creating a farmers’ census. The state government identified farmers’ census through digitisation of the agricultural value chain as a key parameter to ensure the success of the Kwara State Agricultural Transformation Plan launched earlier […]
[ad_1] LAFIA – The Federal Government in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday began distribution of farm inputs to 1, 050 Cassava and Rice farmers in Nasarawa State. The distribution of the inputs to the farmers for the 2021 wet season was under the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). Mrs. Eunice […]
CLAAS is launching an automatic stretch brake function for the ARION 500/600 with CMATIC transmission and air brakes to relieve the burden on the driver in difficult conditions such as driving heavy trailers downhill and working with square balers, round balers, baler-wrapper combinations and trailed crop sprayers on sloping sites The pulsing action of the […]