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A healthy fishery will go a long way in feeding a growing population, if well managed. This was the submission of participants at the just-concluded 33rd Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) in Lagos. DANIEL ESSIET writes. If current population trend continues, experts estimate the world will need to double food production […]
Nigeria And A Workable Agricultural Policy: That Nigeria is an agrarian nation mostly sustained by the efforts of small holder farmers is no longer news. What remains worrisome however is the fact that Nigeria has failed to develop a workable agricultural policy that would benefit the small holder farmers, promote food sovereignty and ultimately reduce […]
Former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday launched his 2019 presidential campaign with the unveiling of his policy documents, which contain his “vision to get Nigeria working again”. He tagged the documents “The Atiku Plan”. For posterity sake, SaharaReporters has studied the documents and extracted all the promises, 45 in […]
Malaysian palm oil futures touched their lowest in more than three years on Wednesday, shedding gains from the previous session, as a plunge in crude oil prices dented sentiment. Palm oil prices are influenced by movements in crude oil, as the edible oil is used as feedstock to make biodiesel. The benchmark palm oil contract […]
The U.S. government on Tuesday forecast world sugar production will fall about 9 million tonnes in 2018/2019 to 185,9 million tonnes, while global consumption swells to new records. It is reported by Reuters with reference to USDA report. In its biannual report the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the decline in global production was […]
A Thai consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to invest in the local production of rice for export in the next eight months. This partnership was necessitated by the Nigerian rice revolution and a drastic drop in rice importation from Thailand from more than 600,000 metric […]
Image: Premium Times Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed one Ioryem Makondo in Che Agbe Mbayer/Yandev area of Benue State on his farm. While confirming the attack, Chairman, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Anthony Shawon, said the case has been reported to the army. He said: “In Nzorov council ward, the herders were […]
Poland’s corn production in 2018-19 is forecast to fall 20% compared to the previous year due to drought conditions in key growing areas, according to a Nov. 20 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA projects the country’s corn output at 3.2 million tonnes, down from 4.0 million tonnes in […]
– President Buhari has scored his administration high in the agricultural sector, particularly rice production – He said his administration has cut down rice importation by 90% in the last three years – He added that the number of farmers has increased by 12 million within two years – The president also faulted a report […]
Brazil, traditionally the world’s top sugar producer, is poised to cede the crown to India for the first time in 16 years. Production in the Asian country this season may rise 5.2 percent to a record 35.9 million metric tons on increasing acreage and improving yields, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service said […]
The Country Representative of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN, Suffyan Koroma has said that crop seeds and fertilizer are being distributed to 80, 600 farmers affected by conflicts in the Northeast. The distribution of farm inputs was to improve food security, livelihoods and nutrition of people affected by 10-year Boko Haram insurgency […]
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo chairs activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto state, beginning from yesterday. The two-day meeting in Sokoto affords participating states in Nigeria the opportunity to peer-review one another, particularly on achievements and steps taken so far since 2016 to bring about zero hunger. The peer review […]
The Gombe State Commodity Depot/Exchange Centre (COMDEC) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as loans to farmers in the 11 local government areas of the state for the 2019 farming season. The Chairman of the COMDEC, Musa Yahaya, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Gombe on Tuesday, saying that no fewer than […]
Dr. Gloria Elemo Professor Gloria Elemo, Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on ways to empower women in agriculture, attract youths into the sector and prevent post-harvest losses, among other issues. Women are estimated to be 70% in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. […]
HARVEST has progressed across Australia’s cropping regions, with many growers surprised by the good quality of grain coming out of paddocks. Victorian Farmers Federation grains president Ross Johns, based in Warracknabeal, said while recent rain had delayed harvest in some parts of the state, “rain is always good, whenever it falls.” Despite the challenges of […]