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[ad_1] Cowpea is an herbaceous (without woody stem) crop widely grown in West and Central Africa and Asia. It is one of the staple food items in Nigeria. The scientific name of this leguminous plant is vigna unguiculata but it is commonly called black-eyed pea, field pea, southern pea, crowder pea, bachapin bean, china pea, […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Winnie Leung is vice president at Bits x Bites, an agtech and foodtech-focused venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China. AgFunder produces its annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report in partnership with Bits x Bytes. AgFunder is the parent company of AFN. Last year, agrifood startups in China – the sector’s biggest […]
[ad_1] Strictly speaking, vertical farming has been with us since the dawn of agriculture; it would be interesting to see wheat growing any way other than vertically. But the term, despite its ambiguity, is now recognized shorthand for vertically stacked farming, where layers of crops are grown on top of each other, and where conditions like light, […]
[ad_1] Prohibited items worth N98, 318,760 allegedly smuggled into Kwara and Niger State, three weeks ago, have been seized by the joint border drill operations in the North Central zone. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, coordinator of the joint operations in the North Central zone, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, said that the items […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Based in Singapore, John Friedman is director of AgFunder’s Asia operations and investment director at GROW, the global agrifood tech accelerator backed by AgFunder and supported by Enterprise Singapore. AgFunder is AFN’s parent company. Having received nearly 500 entries from startups and academic R&D teams across the globe, applicants to the United […]
[ad_1] Rice is a goldmine. In fact, it is gold. It means staple for millions of people and it costs the millions a large portion of their disposable incomes. And Asian countries which have perfected production, processing and packaging technologies currently dominate the supply chain around the world and have the lion’s share of the […]
[ad_1] Following the recent unveiling of rice pyramids in the country, many stakeholders have explained how government could raise more pyramids in the years to come. The Chief Executive Officer, Wal-Wanne and Sons limited, Dr Abiso Kabir, who first unveiled rice pyramid in 2018, said despite the setback suffered in the hands of Boko Haram […]
[ad_1] Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its fourth quarter (Q4) & Full Year 2019 GDP report, said that the Nigerian economy grew by 2.3% in 2019, compared to 1.9% in 2018, while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.55% (year-on-year). Recently figures from the rating agencies Bloomberg and the International Momentary Fund […]
[ad_1] The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has charged the leadership of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to do more in the area of disseminating information about the progress in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led agricultural revolution. Okechukwu, who gave the charge after the emergence of Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim as the […]
Entrepreneurs are making agriculture more attractive to youths by showcasing stories about people who are into agribusiness. They are using Agribusiness TV, DANIEL ESSIET reports. The web and electronic media play very important roles in the dissemination of agricultural information. This is because they reach a wide range of audience at a very fast rate. […]
Major world economies are slipping into a ‘near-halt’ due to the pandemic coronavirus. Experts say Nigerian agro exporters could find themselves in a state they least expected as movements to top destinations are being restricted, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Despite efforts by countries affected by the coronavirus to control its spread, it is impacting global business. […]
[ad_1] To curb post-harvest losses and encourage industrialisation of many crops in Nigeria, Nuli Foods has pledged market linkage and farm input support to farmers. The firm also encouraged Nigerians to live healthily and boost farmers’ prosperity by consuming freshly produced foods. Founder, Nuli Foods, Ada Osakwe, said this at a media parley in Lagos […]
[ad_1] Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly kidnapped a young man in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State after the hoodlums ate his wife’s rice. The man who was simply identified as Joseph was abducted at Graceland Estate in the community during the heavy downpour Monday night. The suspected Fulani herdsmen, according to the […]
[ad_1] The Ogun State Government says it is targeting no fewer 50,000 people, mostly youth, to benefit from its various agricultural projects in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Adeola Odedina, disclosed this during the flag off of the second phase of the state’s broiler project at Eweje Farm Settlement in Odeda. Mr Odedina […]
[ad_1] When it comes to niche tech solutions, farmers have more options today than at any time in the past. From marketplace apps that help them to buy supplies and sell their produce, to drones and sensors linked to their phones that help them keep their farms in check, there is an abundance of choice. […]