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[ad_1] Nigerians who are willing to invest in the nation’s maize production have been assured of 50 per cent returns on their investment. Harrison Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, H.O Corn, an agro based firm dropped the hint during the week while addressing newsmen in Lagos on the plans of the firm to ensure that Nigeria […]
[ad_1] The Managing Director of Fair-Trade, organizers of the Agrofood & Plastprintpack fair, Paul März, has said that companies, from 29 countries, will be participating at the tradeshow, to exhibit equipment for agriculture, food-processing machinery, and packaging machinery, for products that will be made in Nigeria at very high quality and standards. He stated this […]
[ad_1] Sabo Nanono, Agriculture Minister and the state commissioners of agriculture have been called upon to develop a policy framework that enforces establishment of agro processing clusters for different groups of farmers in every local government in the country. Pastor Adeola Elliott, an agribusiness expert made the call in a statement made available to DAILY […]
[ad_1] Federal Government has been advised not to yield to pressure from the neighbouring countries on reopening of the land borders. Stephen Olufemi, General Secretary, Poultry Association of Nigeria, (PAN) Lagos state chapter gave the advice at a media parley with DAILY INDEPENDENT during the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Alimosho zone end of the […]
[ad_1] Feed formulation is the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients that need to be combined to form a single uniform diet for livestock to supply all of their nutrient requirements. Most livestock farmers have one major goal in mind, and that is raising healthy and fat livestock. Yes, livestock farmers want their […]
[ad_1] The Executive Director of the Institute of Agriculture Research (IAR), Professor Fagugi Ishaku, has stated that the Federal Government was keen on investing more funds in enhancing research on improved irrigation system to supplement rain-fed agricultural production. He said that the development would boost the productivity of farmers across the country and fast-track the […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) have commenced a surveillance tour of livestock and bush meat markets across the state to test animals for components of monkey pox. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture in the […]
[ad_1] The thrust of my last week’s piece is that agriculture is the most important business in the world as attested to by great minds among whom are Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Aare Afe Babalola, founder,Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), and former […]
[ad_1] Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agrobotics startup, has told AFN that it has closed its latest Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign at £2.1 million. The company has now secured a total of £4,840,000 in funding to date. Late on Monday, the VC firm 7percent Ventures was confirmed as lead investor, having plowed in £200,000. […]
[ad_1] Sencrop, which provides weather data to farmers throughout Europe with its agro-weather stations and sensors, has acquired Visio-Green Agriculture, a subsidiary of Latitude GPS in what Sencrop’s co-founder indicated would be the first “in a process of consolidation and bringing more value to farmers.” Founded in 2016, Visio-Green makes sensors for agriculture including agro-weather […]
[ad_1] Every season, farms have to fork out serious cash for huge stacks of inputs, whether that’s feedstuffs, fertilizers, or pesticides. Anywhere in the world, the traditional way to get hold these is via locally-connected networks of retailers who work closely with farmers year by year, building up close personal relationships. The drawback to this […]
[ad_1] Decades ago, coffee was a valuable crop in Jos, and many smallholder farmers were in production, but for many reasons, many of the farmers have now abandoned the production. Coffee plantations were converted to vegetable farming and other crops that give quick returns because the cost of production is pretty much higher than that […]
[ad_1] Prof. Suleiman Ambali of the Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ilorin, has warned that continuous exposure of humans to pesticides can cause decline in sperm count. Ambali disclosed this recently in his paper presentation at the 192nd Inaugural Lecture of the University (UNILORIN), entitled: “Preventing pesticides from poisoning away our health […]
[ad_1] For Jamila Rashid, a mother of three from Mida near Gede in Kilifi County, harvesting and selling firewood and charcoal from the vast Arabuko-Sokoke Forest used to be the main source of livelihood. Together with other women in the village, she would spend hours in the forest gathering firewood and burning charcoal for sale, […]
[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that it will strengthen the 25,000 metric tonnes capacity silos in Dutsen-Ma, Katsina State by installing an effective quality monitory system to make it up-to-date. Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Abdulkardir Mu’azu, stated this during a familiarisation tour of the silo facility Tuesday. […]