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[ad_1] As Nigeria’s food production continues to face challenges coupled with skyrocketing food prices across the country, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Thursday, alleged neglect of farmers’ plight by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The allegation was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant National Publicity Secretary, Salisu Mukhtar, […]
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. has announced that its subsidiaries MET Development, Stamicarbon and NextChem have started work on a fertiliser plant in Kenya, which will be partly powered by solar energy The new project will reduce approximately 100,000 tonnes of CO2 emission per annum. (Image source: Adobe Stock) MET Development has signed an agreement with Oserian […]
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called for the revival of the sugar industry The strategic plan was developed following consultations with the government and the sugar industry players. (Image source: Adobe Stock) This was during the launch of the KAM Sugar Sub-Sector Strategic Plan, which seeks to guide the industry’s growth, resilience and […]
In February 2017, famine was declared in South Sudan and Nigeria was mentioned alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,and Yemen as also being countries with a high risk of famine. The situation turned grimmer when the 2020 Global Hunger Index ranked Nigeria 98th out of 107 countries surveyed, with a score of 29.2. This placed the country […]
[ad_1] Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau, has flagged off the 2020/2021 Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme, YAGEP, cycle with an orientation workshop for 158 crop farmers. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer of the State, Prof Eric Eboh, Tuesday, said YAGEP was aimed at creating jobs and wealth by training, […]
[ad_1] Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Nanono, on Wednesday, promised Federal Government’s intervention in Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the execution of projects to boost agriculture revolution in the area. The commitment came after the lawmaker representing the Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr Alex Egbona paid a courtesy […]
Pöttinger, the Austrian family-owned company, was established in 1871. ‘Honour the past – be the future’ is the headline for celebrating the 150-year success story. What started as a small workshop in Grieskirchen (AUT), developed into an internationally successful agricultural machinery manufacturer As a specialist for the best working results, Pöttinger is always focused on […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), a government department responsible for safety net programmes, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen food security for 300,000 vulnerable families WFP will provide US$725,000 to TASAF to strengthen food security-related activities and encourage community participation in the design of […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Edo State Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has commenced training of 4,250 youths and women on agribusiness to boost food security in the country. Speaking at the opening of a six-day training programme, Agribusiness Promotion Coordinator, Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project, […]
[ad_1] As Nigeria continues to fashion out ways to improve on food production and be self-sufficient along various value chains, The Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase II (BASICS-II) project, Tuesday, held the first Cassava Seed Business Summit 2021. The Summit’s objective to bring attention to the importance of creating a […]
[ad_1] The facilities are to serve as the point for stacking, weighing, and evacuation of cashew nuts from Niger, Edo, Benue, Kwara, and Kogi States for export. Nigeria’s Commodity Exchange recently commissioned cashew nuts processing and warehousing facilities at Egume/Ochaja, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State to minimise losses incurred as a result of […]
[ad_1] The sector contributed 22.35 per cent to the nation’s economy, better than the same quarter in 2021 but lower than the preceding fourth quarter. Nigeria’s agricultural sector contributed less to the Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of 2021 than it did a quarter earlier, a stark demonstration of declining farming activities amid […]
In corn and grain processing, drying is one of the most expensive operations as minor variations in the raw material moisture can cause significant loss due to mycotoxins, shrinkage, and breakage Hydronix corn in conveyor. (Image source: Hydronix) Measuring online in real-time with a digital microwave moisture sensor allows an improvement in control of the […]
The K+ Energy range is now being expanded, including models for both small and medium flow rates Introducing the range expansion for the innovative Caprari electric pump. (Image source: Caprari) Caprari for wastewater management’s K+ Energy electric pump offers truly revolutionary features. This is thanks to its exclusive and internationally patented DRY WET SYSTEM: a […]
AgUnity along with partners Virginia Tech and Egerton University deploy custom smartphone and OS solution to producers, traders, and retailers in Western Kenya AgUnity Kenya vegetable smallholder farmer. (Image source AgUnity) The community-based organisation, New Vision, will also be receiving phones to support their farmers in marketing their vegetables in the county. The Exploring the […]