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Kabir Ibrahim Competitive food production, youth involvement in agriculture, technology adoption and mobilization of resources in the agro-industrial industry were proposed as a means of stopping high bills for food imports and smuggling. The Presidents of the Birds Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ezekiel Ibrahim Mom and the Association of All Farmers of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr. […]
Feedlot operators have had a very strenuous spring and summer. Margins have been hovering in negative territory while feed barley prices have been percolating higher. Feeder cattle prices are actually higher than year-ago levels despite the strong feed grain prices and a year-over-year increase in the U.S. calf crop. The Canadian dollar has been trading […]
Brazil, the world’s No 1 soy exporter, is expected to import around 1 million tonnes of the oilseed in coming months from its largest global competitor, the United States, as local supplies dwindle, according to Sao Paulo-based grain trader Agribrasil. It would be the first time that the South American nation, an agricultural powerhouse, needs […]
As of September 25, 73.9 thousand tons of grain, 116.9 thousand tons of potatoes and 61.6 thousand tons of vegetables have been harvested in Mongolia. Grain harvesting is running at 15.1 percent, whilst harvesting for vegetables and potatoes is at 66.2-68.9 percent nationwide, Montsame reports. During the spring sowing 2018, 497.2 thousand hectares of areas […]
Nigeria is the largest maize producer in Africa. Nigeria produces about eight million tons of this food crop annually. Corn is grown throughout the country, and the leaders in this crop are Niger, Taraba, Kaduna, Adamava and Plateau. They have the largest corn plantations, and in previous years they sold the harvest at a profit. […]
A Tunisian official blamed climate change to the detriment of the country's agricultural sector, an estimated $ 71.3 million. USA. The head of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Abdel Majed Al-Saar, told reporters that compensation for damage increased by only 5 percent, or by $ 3.5 million. According to him, up to 18 […]
US rail transportation of grain products for the week ended September 22 totaled 23,297 cars, up 18.8% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data showed Wednesday. Rail transportation of chemical products rose 3.6% year on year to 31,741 cars, the data showed. AAR designates fuel-grade ethanol as a chemical product. Cumulatively, grain product […]
The GENDER imbalance was described as an important factor contributing to the development of agriculture in Africa, which holds back progress in ending hunger. This was announced by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at a joint meeting with the African Union (AU) at the recently held […]
An environmental organisation has welcomed Indonesia’s three year moratorium on new palm oil developments but says more needs to be done, with many already in operation in places like Papua province. Mighty Earth’s director for South East Asia Phil Aikman said while the presidential instruction carried some weight it was not legally binding and only […]
The Mother Earth Health Foundation (HOMEF) called on the federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop strategies to combat the use of harmful chemicals and pesticides by farmers. It said that instead one should focus on promoting safe natural / traditional pest and weed control. The statement for LEADERSHIP, signed […]
Depressed prices, higher production costs, contraband and increased competition for land from other more profitable crops has contributed to a decline in corn production in Guatemala, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA also noted in its report that Guatemala […]
FAO's Director-General, José Graziano da Silva (left), presents a plaque for IDDA3 champion, Minister of Industry and SMEs of Senegal, Mustafa Diop, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America. PHOTO: FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated that governments in all African countries should invest heavily in the […]
Germany, in most years one of the EU’s largest grain exporters, is expected to become a net importer after a hot, dry summer damaged crops, said a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). “The drought has heavily affected grain, rapeseed and forage production in Germany,” said the report. “As […]
According to the Nigeria Fertilizer Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (FEPSAN), in accordance with the President's Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), Eighteen fruit plant reproduction plants have been successfully restored. Association President Thomas Etuh made a revelation in Abuja, stating that regenerated plants are now functioning. According to Etuha: “We had six fertilizer plants operating at 10 percent, […]
The Senate is currently stepping up efforts to convert the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice into tariffs, a move that is expected to bring rice prices down and ease inflation. Economic managers have been banking on the scrapping of the rice quota to make rice more affordable, particularly to the poor, who spend at least […]