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Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA writes on the efforts of stakeholders in the cocoa value chain development to make the crop the mainstay of the economy; climate change management through agro-forestry and yardsticks for certification to meet international standards, among other industry issues. With the realities that there are structural bottlenecks in Nigeria causing inadequate […]
Cereal production and the area of cereals grown in Scotland have decreased in 2018 due to the severe winter and sustained heatwave in the summer. The final estimates for the 2018 cereal and oilseed rape harvest in Scotland were released this week. Around 420,000 hectares of cereals have been grown this year, three per cent […]
European Union grain crops will jump in 2019 with soft wheat, the main crop cultivated in the bloc, hitting a four-year high due mainly to a sharp rise in projected yields after a severe drought this year, Strategie Grains said on Thursday. In its first estimate for next year’s crop, the consultancy estimated the EU […]
The resolution taken by cabinet encouraging millers and bakers to establish outgrowers scheme in wheat production will boost food self sufficiency and reduce the trade deficit. Zimbabwe spends at least $250 million annually for wheat imports to compliment local production which suffered decline over the years. Import substitution through increased local production is cited as […]
Godwin Obaseki. Photo: Twitter/GovernorObaseki As Nosak Group Participates At Edo Food And Agric FairWith the revelation that Nigeria spends over N20b on food importation yearly, there is need for financial inclusion in the country’s agricultural system, to change its method of farming from producing in small units, to large scale to cater for the growing […]
Nigeria’s Vegetables and other edibles rejected by United States recently. For the country’s agricultural produce to be widely accepted by the international markets, all players in produce export must strictly follow the standard set by the countries. Vice chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Felix Kolawole Salako, stated this while reacting […]
On December 12, Egypt purchased 180 KMT of milling wheat from Romania & Russia to be delivered on February 01 – 10, 2019 at an average price of USD 257.11/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled USD 253.11/MT C&F, reports UkrAgroConsult. The purchase included the following: Quantity, KMT Origin Shipper FOB ($) Freight […]
In a bid to boost food production, the Cross River State Government has trained 1,000 farmers on how to improve farming with modern technology. The post Cross River trains 1000 on digital farming appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
One thousand members of the Nasrul-Lahil-il-Fath Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) are currently undergoing trainings on agric business, to add their quota to food production in the country. The society has also registered a cooperative society known as Green Migration Agric Cooperative Society, which subscribs to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers’ programme designed […]
India’s sugar production could fall in 2019/20 as farmers are struggling to plant cane because of a drought in two of the country’s top producing states, according to multiple industry officials and traders. “Many farmers couldn’t plant cane in Maharashtra and Karnataka due to water scarcity. This will reflect in next year’s production,” said Prakash […]
Iraq has signed an agreement with the United States to import U.S. wheat and rice, the Iraqi trade minister said on Thursday. The agreement covers the first half of 2019, Mohammed Hashim said at a signing ceremony in Baghdad. “The agreement signals a wider cooperation with the American companies to supply Iraq with wheat and […]
Chinese state-owned buyers are rumoured to have bought up to 30 cargoes of US soybeans, according to three market sources, demonstrating a thaw in trade relations between the US and China. The cargoes were rumoured to have been bought by state-owned companies Sinograin and Cofco, with loading in January, February and March, with the majority […]
A couple of days ago we offered an update on US beef import statistics and outlook for next year, writes Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc. The official export data for October was released by USDA-FAS on Thursday (6 December) afternoon and what follows is a brief recap of the main highlights and some of […]
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (ABARES) has forecast that wheat production for the 2018/2019 marketing year will reach 16.95 million mt, the lowest since the 2007/2008 crop, according to a report released Tuesday. Compared with last year’s forecast, the 2018/2019 wheat production estimate has now been reduced by 20.2% due to […]
The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State Government are collaborating on a new initiative aimed at increasing the productivity and income of farmers in the state. The project launched in Jalingo recently, will target about 300,000 people in 30,000 farming households in Donga, Wukari, Ardo Kola, Kurmi, […]