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CNH Industrial has announced that it has agreed to acquire Raven Industries, a US-based specialist in precision agriculture technology, for US$58 per share The acquisition builds upon a long partnership between the two companies. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The transaction will be funded with available cash on hand from CNH Industrial. Closing is expected to […]
[ad_1] The chief agronomist, Nigeria Farmers’ Group and Cooperative Society, believes that there are strategies and proactive measures farmers and the Nigerian government must adopt to solve problems. Zilolo Emasealu, Chief Agronomist, Nigeria Farmers’ Group and Cooperative Society believes that there are specific strategies and proactive measures farmers and the Nigerian government must adopt in […]
[ad_1] Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State is to partner the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to boost food production and farmers’ incomes. According to him, the agricultural sector provides about 70 per cent of employment opportunities with increased means of livelihoods to farmers. Buni disclosed this on Monday when he received the FAO […]
[ad_1] The Executive Director of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Yomi Kasali, has canvassed creating market opportunities for agricultural produce in Nigeria to serve as a morale booster for youths and women in agricultural business. He spoke at the opening ceremony of training on capacity building for youths and […]
The DSM|Novozymes Feed Enzymes alliance has announced the commercial release of its breakthrough second-generation protease, ProAct 360 ProAct 360 offers improved returns on investment and its value proposition goes beyond the product itself. (Image source: Adobe Stock) ProAct 360 sets a new market standard in protease technology for poultry on three key fronts: feed efficiency, […]
[ad_1] Food market The Nigerian chapter of the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) has said contemporary researches should address emerging issues like food insecurity, pandemics and climate change, among other issues. It also stated that for women scientists to partake more actively in actualising food sufficiency and security, there should be multi-disciplinary researches, for […]
[ad_1] [FILES] Food vendors at a market. Private sector operators in the agricultural sector have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to expand partnerships beyond farmers’ associations and state governments to individuals and corporate farmers to maximise food production, storage, value addition, availability and exports. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, inaugurating the 2021 wet […]
[ad_1] Cowpea Farmers, exporters and aggregators of tomatoes, sesame seeds and cowpea as well as other stakeholders have been trained by the Federal Government in the international standards and procedures for export. The workshop was conducted in Kano on Wednesday by the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). […]
[ad_1] ABUJA – National Agricultural Land Development Authority(NALDA) has concluded arrangements to provide tractors to farmers for the 2021 wet season farming to boost food security in the country. A statement by Engr. Dennis Wallat Dateer, Project Engineer, in NALDA, said tractors would be provided for farmers in the States of Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, […]
[ad_1] “Although the garden is no more, it was the banana I got from there that I used to establish the Banana Village.” A retired civil servant, Jacob Akpaso, moved to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with his family after his retirement in 1977 in search of greener pasture. The Akwa Ibom native told the […]
[ad_1] Seven graduates of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State have benefitted from the institution’s Agric Graduate Loan Scheme. The loan, which ranges from N120, 000 to N400, 000 each was meant to undertake businesses in fish production, poultry and pig farming, cassava production, egg, palm oil and Agri input sales and marketing. […]
[ad_1] UYO – Solidaridad West Africa says it aims to grow Nigeria’s oil palm production/business to compete favourably at the International Market. The Solution Oriented Civil Society Organization made this disclosure on Friday in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital, during the seminar and inauguration of its Multi-Stakeholders Platform [MSP]. Speaking with the stakeholders, Dr Samuel Ogallah, […]
[ad_1] YENAGOA – The Bayelsa State Government is seeking the partnership and support of South Korea in areas of agricultural, maritime and infrastructure development of the state. This was the outcome of a meeting between the state Governor Douye Diri and the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, in Abuja on Friday. Diri, according […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$1.4mn grant from the global agriculture and food security programme to reduce malnutrition among the southern African nation’s most vulnerable households Some 5,000 people will also benefit indirectly along the commodity value chains. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The mitigating impacts of Covid-19 on the household food security […]
Nanolike has introduced a new digitised silo fill level monitoring solution for the livestock industry Animal feed silos are easier to manage with Nanolike’s digitised fill level monitoring solution. (Image source: Nanolike) The goal is to simplify the inventory and order management processes of pig, poultry and cattle farmers, as well as to optimise the […]