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Mohammed on his farmland at the gates of LASU. Insert: vegetable farmers prepare PHOTO beds: FEMI IBIROGBA Once again, the revelations of small-scale vegetable growers in the Ojo region in Lagos confirmed the empowerment of agriculture. This set of urban farmers, rather than imposing a burden on society, believes in the dignity of work, the […]
Professor Acoroda Professor Malaki Akoroda, the immediate executive director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (KRIN), is in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Ibadan. He talks about the problems of the cocoa industry and the way forward. FEMI IBRORGBA Nigeria has set a goal to increase the production of cocoa beans […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expressed concern that the increasing incidence of floods, conflicts, and climate change are obstacles to the efforts of the federal government to achieve zero hunger by 2030. The representative of the FAO country Sufyan Koroma, who spoke about this at a rally on World Food Day in 2018 on […]
President of Nigeria Muhammad Bukhari Joseph Edegbo A group of professionals from Nigeria wants the federal government to use the development potential of the Niger and Benue rivers, just as it draws the United Nations attention to Lokoia, “Heritage is the legacy of the UN”. Professionals working under the management of “YG-Consult” made a call […]
tomatoes Odu & a; 39; a Investment Company Ltd announced N698 million as profit before tax for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The company, owned by Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, also approved the payment of N277.78 million in dividends. The company's group chairman, Mr. Olusola Akinvumi, speaking at the company's annual […]
The Institute of Agriculture and Agriculture (ARMTI), the state of Ilorin, the state of Kwara, has trained more than 200 agricultural officials to add value to agricultural products in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Acting Executive Director of the Institute, Dr. Olufemi Oladunni, said that this program contributed to enhancing the federal […]
For many farmers, the 2018 farming season is a memory of the experience of 2012, when massive flows destroyed thousands of hectares of agricultural land. Currently, flood catastrophes across the country are sending alarming signals, which are still being received in rice production, will be canceled, since the biggest producing belts have the worst success. […]
TTomorrow, Friday, October 12, poultry farmers around the world will celebrate World Egg Day – a day set aside to recognize the importance of eggs in human life. The event was organized in Vienna in Austria at the International Conference on Eggs (IEC) in 1996, when it was decided that World Egg Day would be […]
Farmers in the village of Sambalisa Birnin Kudu Local government in Jigawa says they urgently need roads in the area for easy transportation of agricultural products. Speaking on behalf of the community in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN), the chairman of the Development Association of Sambalis Malam Abdullahi Sabo appealed to Governor […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urged the federal government to add value to Nigeria’s agricultural products in order to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Mr. Sufyan Koroma, a representative of the FAO country, phoned Abuja on Tuesday for a walk organized to commemorate World Food Day 2018. Koroma, who stressed […]
Farmers in drought-stricken parts of Australia are celebrating after the heavens opened up this week, inundating parched lands with more than a month’s rain in one day following the country’s driest September on record. Eastern Australia has been suffering from an extended dry period — in some regions stretching across several years — leaving farmers […]
Head of Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture The Nigerian Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) held its annual National Seed Day and Field Farmers Day. The event was attended by interested parties, including seed scientists, researchers, farmers, seed companies, and development partners. The seed fair was designed to showcase the advances made by the council to ensure […]
A day after farmers protested for higher crop prices on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, the BJP-led government on Wednesday approved MSP for rabi crops ensuring at least 50 per cent profit over production cost, including a Rs 105 hike for wheat. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved […]
RINDERPEST, a fatal cattle disease, was eradicated worldwide in 2011 after hundreds of years of repeated devastating pandemics. It is worth noting that the disease and smallpox in humans are the only diseases that have been successfully eliminated worldwide. An important measure for the prevention of cattle is the search and safe storage or destruction […]
In a notice to millers, Tafadzwa Musara, chairman of GMAZ, said the country’s flour stocks are critically low and it was important that major bread bakers been given priority. Zim’s major bakers GMAS’s notice listed nine bakers, which, according to the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ), account for 95% of the bread supply to […]