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Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The federal government Tuesday in Abuja debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture on World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The US report had said that the import figure was 400,000 metric tonnes higher than the quantity of the […]
The federal government has denied a United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. This was disclosed by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to State House correspondents yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dismissing the report as fake news, […]
By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – THE Federal Government Tuesday debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The government also said that the Atiku Campaign Organization goofed by relying on what he described as a fake report from the […]
Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for the agricultural sector. The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN), said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment […]
Farmers in the country have commenced sowing of wheat in the country, key rabi food grain, with total area rising 58.7% on year to 914,000 ha as of Thursday, according to data released by the agriculture ministry. The acreage was also higher than the normal area of 143,000 ha for the period, based on the average […]
Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona To boost Federal Government’s food security drive, the Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona, has called for more investment in local food production to tackle malnutrition, which also affects economic development. He noted that Nigeria is moving at a slow pace in terms of economic development due to the […]
The Federal Government has described as “fake news” the purported report on 2018 Nigeria’s rice importation, by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who appeared as a guest on News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Tuesday in Abuja said the purported importation […]
A Japanese company has broken ground for a $70 million vegetable oil plant in the New Orleans area. A news release from the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission on Friday says Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc. plans to process palm oil, palm kernel oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil at the plant. The complex will also […]
Tomato paste industry By Tukur Muntari No fewer than 3,000 farmers are to benefit from Kano Post-Harvest Hub initiative of an NGO, Pyxera Global YieldWise Nigeria, which aims at reducing post-harvest loss especially for tomatoes. The YieldWise project, which is being funded by Rockefeller Foundation, is aimed at reducing post-harvest loss for tomatoes and other […]
Since the mid-2000s, North Dakota farmer Paul Thomas has planted more of his land with soybeans as China’s demand for the oilseed grew. The shift culminated this year when Thomas planted 1,600 of his 5,000 acres with soybeans, the most ever. But Thomas and many farmers like him plan to return to the old U.S. […]
AGRA Innovate West Africa expo will host the agribusiness leaders and stakeholders from Nigeria and beyond at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island in Lagos, from 27 to 28 November 2018. The event will be held under the theme: “Food Security: The role of finance in the creation of commercial opportunities for agricultural value chain stakeholder […]
Mongolia harvested 409.6 thousand tons of wheat, 160.9 thousand tons of potato, 93.6 thousand tons of vegetables, 117.8 thousand tons of fodder plants and 19.3 thousand tons of oil plants. Wheat harvest increased by 172.6 thousand tons, potato by 44.5 thousand tons, vegetables by 14.5 thousand tons, fodder plants by 57.3 thousand tons and oil […]
THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) has projected that this year winter wheat harvest will grow by at least 525 percent to 125 000 tonnes on the back of the Command Agriculture programme. In April, Government launched a 67 000-hectare Command Wheat programme, which at minimal yield was expected to significantly cut Zimbabwe’s cereal import […]
IT has been about 8 months since the Federal Government promised to review the import adjustment tax for imported starch which is targeted at encouraging local manufacturers of starch across the country. Currently, importers of starch are charged 5 per cent to 10 per cent import duty, which still makes them sell starch at a […]
Global palm oil output will climb by nearly 2.5 million tonnes in 2019, although growth will slow in top producer Indonesia, industry analyst James Fry said on Friday. “Crude palm oil production will revive outside Indonesia in 2019, but Indonesian growth will slow,” Fry said in a presentation at an industry conference on the Indonesian […]