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[ad_1] Smallholder farmers and local processors can make more money by growing and processing essential oil yielding plants. Essential oils, also known as volatile oils, are derived from plants like orange, mint, eucalyptus, citronella, pepper mint, lemon grass, clove, lime, spearmint, lavender, rose, cedar wood, among others. They are highly concentrated volatile substances […]
[ad_1] The Kano State Government, through one of its establishments, the Kano Dairy and Cooperative Union, has signed a pact with Outspan Nigeria Ltd, a diary arm of Olam Nigeria Limited, with a view to engaging no fewer than 12,000 farmers in the sector. A Memorandum of Understanding signed in Kano by Praveen Paulsamy, head […]
[ad_1] The House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture has refuted a media report that it summoned the management of Bank of Agriculture(BOA), Kaduna over repayment of the N81 billion loan disbursed to farmers under the CBN Anchor Borrower Programme . The chairman of the committee, Muntari Danduste, told Premium Times that the report is “false […]
[ad_1] Adedeji Rasheed, the Director of Cocoa Research Department of Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) believes Nigeria can return to the glory days of leadership in cocoa production. In this interview with Abdulkareem Mojeed, he spoke on the problems facing the cocoa value chain and current solutions being effected to revive the sector. Excerpts: […]
[ad_1] GrainChain, a software platform that develops blockchain and IoT tools for the ag industry, raised $5 million from Overstock.com’s blockchain accelerator, Medici Ventures. This follows its initial investment of $2.5 million in the Texas-based startup in December 2018. The value of blockchain in food supply chains and agriculture is estimated to be $60.8 million […]
[ad_1] Mr. Adeniyi Bunmi, the Chief Executive Officer of Avocado Society of Nigeria (AVOSON) on Thursday, said the association was planning to establish over 3.000 hectares of avocado in 2021 to create 10,000 jobs. Bunmi, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while discussing the benefit of […]
[ad_1] In a bid to ensure that the interest of farmers and the entire fertilizer value chain players, including the manufacturers, producers, blenders, importers, and distributors are safeguarded and protected, the Federal Government has enacted the Fertilizer Act into law. Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, explained that the Act would provide the […]
[ad_1] Lagos State government has expressed its commitment to the Lagos State Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS), a World Bank intervention programme, saying that the essence of the project is to improve on the productivity of farmers to increase food production in the state. The commitment was made by Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, […]
[ad_1] Agribusiness is the business sector surrounding farming and farming-related commercial activities. The business involves all the steps required to send an agricultural good to market: production, processing/packaging and distribution. It is an important component of the economy in countries with arable land, since agricultural products can be exported for foreign exchange. Expanding the term […]
[ad_1] Are you interested in agricultural produce export? Do you want to make it big and earn turns of dollars? Do you have the capital to invest in the business? If your answers to the above questions are positive, then I introduce to you one export commodity that will surely give you a very high […]
[ad_1] Katsina State Government has identified Tiger Nuts, Hibiscus Sorrel (Zobo leaves) and Sesame Seeds for export. The state governor, Aminu Masari, said this in his keynote address during the Katsina State Special Day at the ongoing 41st edition of Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday in Kaduna. The theme of the event was: “Unlocking […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Scott Nichols is the founder and principal of Food’s Future. Food’s Future’s mission is to accelerate the expansion of responsible aquaculture. At Food’s Future, Scott works to create a food future filled with a plentiful supply of healthful and delicious fish. He does this by assisting businesses that create aquaculture feeds, raise […]
[ad_1] Israel-based biological crop protection technology startup WeedOUT recently announced the first close of a Series A round led by Syngenta Ventures to tackle weeds that are resistant to chemical herbicides such as glyphosate. If effective, this product could be revolutionary for the bio-crop protection space; it’s understood that efficacy in biological alternatives to herbicides […]
[ad_1] The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Country Representative in Nigeria, Suffyan Koroma, has disclosed that farmers who received seeds, fertiliser and training had greater harvests than their peers in 2019. This was disclosed in FAO’s 2019 rainy season yield assessment report released yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Koroma, in a statement on […]
[ad_1] Agro-economists like the current President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), at various forums, suggested vibrant means of lifting Nigerians, especially farmers, and small-scale processors, out of poverty. One of the ways is the approach of seeing and treating agriculture as […]