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Wheat output in India, worlds’ second largest producer after China, is likely to increase in the current Rabi season as farmers looks to bring more area under the cereal crop in the key producing states. The sowing this season has progressed earlier than the last year in most states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and […]
China is allowing rice imported from the U.S. for the first time ahead of trade talks between the two nations, Reuters reported Friday. Trade talks are scheduled for sometime next month, according to China. President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had announced that they would be halting the implementation of more tit-for-tat tariffs […]
India is likely to cut import tax on palm oil, a government source said on December 28, in line with New Delhi’s trade agreements with Southeast Asian countries. Earlier this year, India, the world’s top buyer of vegetable oils, raised the import tax on crude palm oil to 44 percent from 30 percent and lifted […]
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures closed down over one percent on Wednesday, mostly on concerns about demand amid few signs of new demand from China. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), China purchased more than 2.7 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans in the past two weeks. Traders had expected that China […]
In 2019, the US-China trade war will continue to be the main focus for the Asian soybean market. China — the world’s largest buyer of soybeans — is also the biggest importer of US soybeans. In 2017, China imported 55% of the US soybean exports, representing 27% of the total soybeans produced in the US. […]
Yam By Oluwafunke Ishola The Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, says it is working on a fertiliser research that will improve the shelf life of yam and boost food production. Prof. Simon Irtwange, the President of the association and Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Export, made the disclosure in an interview with […]
Stakeholders in the poultry industry met to discuss whether the use of vaccination should be adopted against the Avian Influenza disease in the country. The stakeholders’ summit was organised by Boehringer Ingelheim, a global avian influenza vaccine supplier in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development brought veterinary researchers, experts from the […]
The European Commission raised its estimate of 2018/19 usable maize (corn) production in the European Union to 67.5 million tonnes (mln t) from 62.9 mln t previously. In supply-and-demand data released on its website the Commission cut its estimate of 2018 common wheat (soft wheat) production to 128.5 mln t from 129.2 mln t previously. […]
ADVERTISEMENT Fadama III Additional Financing project has revealed that 48.9km farm access roads have been constructed under the project in Kano State to provide easy access to markets as a measure of boosting farmers’ income. This was disclosed by the state deputy governor, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, while declaring open a three-day workshop on the […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in handshakes with President Muhammadu Buhari. Source: Twitter. A Fulani socio-cultural group, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Thursday adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2019 elections. The group’s president, Alhaji Muhammadu Kirowa, made the announcement at the 2018 Annual General Meeting of […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has lamented that the Federal Government’s efforts to reduce the importation of foreign rice into the country is being frustrated by the activities of neighbouring Benin Republic through the abuse of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocol. “The challenge we […]
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava roots in the world. This implies availability of raw materials to cassava processors. Also, gari, a by-product of cassava, is a popular staple eaten by almost all Nigerians. A population of about 200 million people is definitely a huge market for producers. Head of Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, […]
The management of Okitipupa Oil Palm Plc (OOPC), Okitipupa, in Ondo State, has embarked on corporate restructuring for better performance to produce 8.4 million bunches of fresh palm fruits yearly. The post Oil palm firm set to produce 8.4 million bunches annually appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
ADVERTISEMENT Mr George Bigirwa, Head of Seed System in Alliance for Green Revolution Africa, has explained why the international organisation is interested in strengthening the early generation seed system in Nigeria. “Early generation seed is the initial stock which seed companies require to produce certified seeds which eventually gets to farmers. In Nigeria just like […]
Dr Nteranya Sanginga, IITA Director General Dr Nteranya Sanginga, the Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has said that in achieving its goals to raise over 11 million Africans out of poverty, 7.2 million had been lifted out of poverty. Sanginga made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]