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[ad_1] A coalition of women farmers under the Smallholder Women Farmers in Nigeria (SWOFON), has called on the Federal Government to provide them subsidised seedlings, fertilizer and gender-friendly equipment for agriculture in the country. It has also organised 37,000 cooperatives across the six geo-political regions, to collectively apply to relevant government ministries, demanding equity in […]

[ad_1] The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has explained that productivity data of the improved varieties of cotton obtained from farmers’ fields has raised the hope that the moribund textile industry in Nigeria would soon come alive. NABDA’s report on farmers’ field day indicated that the performance of Bt. Cotton was a yield average ranging […]

[ad_1] • Urge FG to fortify farms, provide essential inputs Agricultural scientists have explained that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet’s) forecast of about 160 days of rainfall in Sahelian region of the north, 200 days in the central parts of Plateau, Niger and Adamawa, and about 260 days of rainfall in some inland cities of […]

[ad_1] He also said plant-based foods and organically produced foods are environment and human-friendly while providing tips on foods for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Ugwumba, at the training of food stakeholders in Lagos, said there have been more deaths due to cardiovascular diseases of people under 70 years of age, especially in developing […]

[ad_1] British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mrs Catriona Laing, who paid a visit to Governor Abdullah Ganduje at the Government House yesterday, the renewed commitment of the British government to build strong mutual collaboration with commonwealth countries in Africa. Mrs Laing hinted about the paradigm shift in the procedures of the British government intervention in […]

[ad_1] The panacea for the menace of Lassa fever rests solely on the adoption of appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices along the value chain for safe handling, packaging, and storage of food products, the Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Kwara State, has advised. The Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr Patricia Pessu, said, “Without […]

[ad_1] • Challenges lawmakers pass the bill on food rights The promoters of the Right to Food Bill, Professor G. B. Ayoola, President of Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF), has called on the National Assembly to pass a bill seeking the entrenchment of food as a human right in the Nigerian constitution. The premise of the […]

[ad_1] Nigeria is yet to recover and take its proper place among the comity of crude palm oil-producing nations following the discovery of oil that changed the country’s palm oil narrative of the 60s. Since the discovery of crude oil, Nigeria lost its position as one of the world’s largest palm oil producers, pushing Indonesia […]

[ad_1] The Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Dr. Demola Sogunle, has affirmed that technology and agriculture are critical sectors with the capability of producing the next set of millionaires in Nigeria due to the vibrancy and profitability of the two industries. He stated this at the third annual Youth Leadership Series (YLS) organised by […]

[ad_1] All is now set for the maiden edition of the Eko City market, an initiative of the Lagos state government. The initiative will kick off on Sunday, February 23 at the Tafawa Balewa Square(TBS), Lagos Island. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, while addressing newsmen in his office described ‘Eko City Farmers’ […]

[ad_1] OCP Group, a leader in phosphate production and plant nutrition, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have established a collaboration to assist rural dwellers displaced by conflict to regain their agricultural livelihoods. The two-year pilot project which commenced in 2019 is being implemented in Muchalla, a community in Mubi North Local Government Area of […]

[ad_1] Snail meat is becoming a valued delicacy locally and internationally because of its high protein content and low in cholesterol. The demand for snail for both local and export from Nigeria to Europe, America and Asia is now very lucrative business. Snail is a commodity highly demanded by Nigerians and African restaurants abroad. Snail […]