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Rice farmers in the state of Sokoto on Thursday said that they lost an estimated 61,197.5 tons of rice in the amount of $ 27.5 billion. USA due to flooding this season. Alhaji Ibrahim Salihu, chairman of the Nigeria Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), revealed information during a visit to some affected farms. Salihu said the […]
Zimbabwe’s wheat supplies remain critical due to logistical challenges arising from failure by the National Railway of Zimbabwe to speedily move the grain from Beira, Mozambique. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe said nearly 180 wagons were stuck in Beira, blaming the NRZ for the slow movement of the commodity. NRZ, however, said the delay […]
Experts insist on a dynamic livestock industry, which will stimulate the production of meat and milk, according to DANIEL ESSIET. In Nigeria, about 1.7 million tons of milk is consumed annually, but only 34 percent is to meet demand. A shortage of over a million tons is imported, and it costs $ 480.3 million. United […]
Rice farmers in the state of Sokoto on Thursday said that they lost an estimated 61,197.5 tons of rice in the amount of $ 27.5 billion. USA due to flooding this season. Alhaji Ibrahim Salihu, chairman of the Nigeria Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), revealed information during a visit to some affected farms. Salihu said the […]
Nigeria & # 039; s Wheat production was 60,000 tons at the end of the 2016–1917 season, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture, United States. … Source link
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has over four months of strategic reserves of the grain, Supply Minister Ali Moselhy said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Moselhy also said Egypt had 5.6 months worth of sugar reserves and 3.2 months of vegetable oil reserves. hellenicshippingnews.com
The President’s wife, Ms. Aisha Bukhari, encouraged women to take part in agriculture in order to support the government’s economic development efforts, insisting that their voices would be heard through agriculture. Ms. Bukhari, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja, launched the National Action Plan on Gender Issues in Agriculture in Nigeria (NGAP) to […]
Cassava, a value-added for Africa (CAVA) II, donated a burning plant for the amount of N16 million. To Oi State Agricultural University (OYSCATECH), Igbura. The vice-rector of the college, Professor Gbemiga Adawel, said that the donation was provided by the project coordinator of the CAVA II project, Professor Latef Sunny, who doubles as Chairman of […]
The United States African Development Fund (USADF) entered into an agreement with Kebbi State Government in the amount of $ 10 million to provide seed capital and technical assistance to local agribusinesses in the state. The agreement, which will last five years, is to develop and expand local agricultural enterprises in the northern Nigerian state. […]
A court in South Africa found two South African white farmers guilty of killing 16-year-old black boy Matglomol Mosheu in 2017. Judge Ronald Hendricks said that in his opinion, Peter Warwayad and Philip Schutte threw the boy from the back of a moving truck after they caught him, allegedly stealing sunflowers. Farmers said the boy […]
Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe, said the federal government will ensure that women improve agricultural resources. Ogbeh said this on Thursday in Abuja when launching the National Action Plan on Gender Issues in Agriculture in Nigeria (NGAP) to mark International Children's Day. The Minister was […]
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, is studying the possibility of hedging against the rise in global prices of the grain, Supply Minister Ali Moselhy said on Monday. “Until now we are buying spot … there is a working group formed within the finance ministry to study this (hedging) … but to this moment no […]
Local producers of agricultural machinery in Yobe said that farmers at the peak of the harvest season increased the demand for local machinery. The manufacturers gave this expression in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) at Damaturu on Wednesday. Alhaji Ngogine My-Selder, a local producer, told NAS that the demand for threshing machines […]
President Muhammad Bukhari (image courtesy of the President) Aisha Bukhari, the wife of President Muhammad Bukhari, encouraged women to increase their participation in agriculture and to hear their voices. Aisha said this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the National Action Plan on Gender Issues in Agriculture in Nigeria (NGAP) to mark International […]
India’s year-on-year imports of edible oil in September 2018 were down by 2 per cent, while the overall imports during the 11 months from November 2017 to September 2018 were down by 3.5 per cent , said Solvent Extractor Association (SEA). According to a SEA release: “Import of vegetable oils during September 2018 is reported […]