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[ad_1] The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) will in a short while begin evaluation of Hybrid plantain and banana germplasm for onward distribution to Nigerian farmers. In collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the evaluation of the new varieties comprising plantain, dessert and cooking banana hybrids, delivered by IITA, is expected to […]
[ad_1] 2,403 Cassava production farmers have been credited with a sum of N210,273,00k each as credit under the Ogun State Anchor Borrowers Programme across the 20 local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, said the beneficiaries are the first batch of the programme. The commissioner described the development […]
[ad_1] GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State has ordered the distribution of about 36,000 bags of rice to citizens who are 70 years and above as part of welfare package during the stay at home period occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. In a directive to the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Town Union Affairs, […]
[ad_1] DiMuto, a supply chain visibility platform for the agrifood sector, has received funding from Colombia’s Latin Leap VC Studio. The Singaporean startup will use the funding to support its expansion in Latin America. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. DiMuto digitizes agrifood supply chains using blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. So far, […]
[ad_1] A drive down some of Ukraine’s yawning roads is a lesson in scale. Fields of swaying crops span for miles beneath a blue sky—a view fitting for one of the world’s top grain producers and underscoring how the Eastern European country earned the nickname “Europe’s breadbasket.” Just how extensive Ukraine’s farmland is has only […]
Over seven million people are expected to be in food crisis between June and August, the March 2020 Cadre Harmonisѐ (CH) Analysis Outcome for 16 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT, on the projected food insecurity situation, has revealed. The CH analysis process was jointly led and facilitated by the Federal Ministry of […]
[ad_1] Considering the lockdown of the country at the early stage, when veterinarian needs and animal feed production, supply and distribution chains may be affected and toll milling services unavailable, fish and livestock farmers, especially the medium to large-scale ones, may have to be proactive by taking preparatory steps to sustain farm management, feeds, vaccination […]
[ad_1] The President of the Poultry Association of Nigerian (PAN), Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam has warned state governors against restriction of inter-state distribution of foods, including eggs and chickens. He sounded the warning during a press conference in Maiduguri on Friday, saying such a move would lead to devastating impacts on food availability for already […]
• Online Sales Is Best Option—Daramola • Farmers Must Have Designated Pick-up Point On The Farm—Adesola • It’ll Reduce Human Traffic In Markets—Oyekoya With the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually heading towards a lockdown, as markets, farmers’ marts and superstores are gradually closing operations. Customers’ education is high and they are conscious of […]
[ad_1] For residents of Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, life has become unbearable as suspected herdsmen have laid siege to their forest from where they launch an attack on them once they are hungry. The suspected armed herdsmen have apparently occupied the forest from where they launch an attack on […]
[ad_1] The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) […]
[ad_1] Tutaabsoluta, a dreaded tomato pest, widely known as ‘tomato ebola,’ is posing a serious threat to irrigation farmers in Katsina State. The season has witnessed mass cultivation of tomato, courtesy of its high market price and demand across the country. However, many of the producers failed to take measures as early as possible because […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Farmers’ Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) in Ga’ate community, Kokona, Nasarawa State, is going into massive fodder production, using hydroponic technology. The farm is also constructing a dam that has the capacity to hold 320million litres of water, which is expected to be completed in April this year. The dam is also […]
[ad_1] The absence of extension services across the country has been identified as one of the main challenges facing farmers across value-chain in the agriculture sector. The managing director of Agripreneuship Professional Services (APS) Limited, Tajudeen Yahaya, made this known in Abuja in an interview with our reporter. According to him, many grassroots farmers, especially […]
[ad_1] On March 4, 2020, OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, a world leading company in the phosphate industry, entered into a tripartite agreement with three Nigerian agricultural research institutes for the development of special fertilisers for oil palm and tomato production. The three research institutes are the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), […]