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DESPITE a reduction in Australian production, world wheat supplies for 2018-19 have increased by 800,000 tonnes, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture world supply report. A bumper Canadian crop and additional Russian carry-over stocks have levelled out the gap in grain production as Australian production suffers the effects of drought. Australia’s wheat exports […]
Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto State are making the best of their service year by engaging in sheep/goat rearing; broiler, groundnuts and onion production. The young men, Matthew Afolabi, Yusuf Owolabi and Kunle Shittu told The Guardian how they have been channelling their resources to help them earn extra […]
…less commitment to wheat, extra devotion to rice Some three kilometres from Chuka is Wahome’s Farm where thousands of trees sway in the wind. To villagers, the 4,000 trees are probably meant to cool the semi-arid hot region. But these are Moringa oleifera, among the most sought-after trees due to their many benefits. By the […]
Fire outbreaks have the history of leaving behind losses not only of property, but also lives. As the dry season comes in, to be followed by a period of harmattan, the Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIRIGBA aggregates practical measures as suggested by various professional insurers, scientists and experienced farmers on how to prevent losses of […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service released its Situation and Outlook Report for Wheat Dec. 13. This month, the ERS projects all U.S. wheat exports for the 2018-2019 marketing year will be cut by 25 million bushels to 1 billion total. “Export sales through the first six months of the marketing year are […]
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, on Wednesday said Federal Government has approved N700 million to complete the Farin Ruwa Hydro power project in Nasarawa state to boost power generation in the country. Dr Musa Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) following the end of tour to […]
[FILE PHOTO] Fruits And Vegetables Photo Credit: Burn It Off By Chrissy A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the continuous influx of Genetically Modified (GM) crops and products into the country. The CSOs, comprising of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), GMO- Free Nigeria Alliance, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and Bio-integrity […]
Chinese state-owned industries returned to buy US beans on Tuesday, with at least five cargoes being snapped up off both the Pacific Northwest ports and in the US Gulf, market sources said, with some estimates as high as 14 cargoes have been bought. At least three cargoes were purchased out of Oregon with a further […]
THE National President of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Bello Abubakar said that the maize farmers under their Association would produce 25 million MT of maize next year to meet up with the local demand. Bello said that this year, the maize farmers were able to cultivate 50,000 hectares of maize which produced 20 million […]
On Thursday the 13th of December Tolu-tope Dade, CEO of Smartpower and Shagun Jain the VP Partnerships of Rural Spark officially signed a partnership document in the presence of Michel Deelen (Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Sonia Fajusigbe (Adviser Economic, Trade & Investment Affairs) at the Netherlands representation office in Lagos. […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Stef Blok, paid a visit to Nigeria in October to deepen bilateral relations in the frame work of the memorandum of understanding between Nigeria and the Netherlands signed during the official visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Netherlands early this year. In the […]
Water deficit coupled with sugar mills operational drag has cut down the area under wheat by 0.822 million as the crop has been sown over 8.011 million hectares across the country against the target of 8.833 million hectares for this season, an official said on Tuesday. “The cultivation was almost up to the set mark, […]
Early this year the Food Connection Challenge called upon SMEs in Nigeria to submit their innovative ideas to reduce post – harvest losses, selected participants benefited from workshops, trainings and innovation coaching to improve their business ideas. The event also availed participating entrepreneurs in agribusiness the opportunity to network with key players and angel investors […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in handshakes with President Muhammadu Buhari. Source: Twitter. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen will continue if Nigerians re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections. The former Vice President stated this while reacting to a recent report by […]
Rice farmers in Nigeria No fewer than 12 million farmers have pledged to contribute N100 each to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s return bid in 2019 elections. The farmers are those who benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. They are insisting that the current agricultural revolution taking place at the grassroot […]