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The amount of US corn inspected for export in the week ended August 23 was at 1.245 million mt, up 13.5% compared with 1.096 million mt inspected in the previous week, data from the Department of Agriculture showed Monday. The amount of corn inspected was 49% higher than the 853,796 mt in the year-ago week, […]
[ad_1] Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Monday that the government had reaffirmed its plan to import 2 million tons of rice this year to assure the availability of the commodity in the market. He said the decision to import 2 million tons of rice was made during a coordination meeting among relevant ministries and […]
[ad_1] The government has bought more than 9.2 million tons of wheat from local farmers in 31 Iranian provinces in the current fiscal year (started March 21), which indicates a 5% increase compared with the similar period of last year. “The harvest season is not yet over but this year’s purchased amount has already exceeded […]
[ad_1] According to market participants, the Egyptian state buyer GASC has issued a tender to purchase 40 KMT of soybean oil (30 KMT for US Dollars and 10 KMT for Egyptian pounds) and 15 KMT of sunflower oil (10 KMT for US dollars and 5 KMT for Egyptian pounds), reports UkrAgroConsult. The vegetable oils are […]
Professor of Biochemical Nutrition and Toxicology, Dr. Ipheoma Irene Ijez, expressed concern that Nigeria's biodiversity / resources, including abundant green and leafy vegetables, were not fully used. Professor Ige from the University of Agriculture. Michael Okpara (MUAU), Abia, announced this by giving her an introductory lecture at the university, entitled "The Food And Medicine Wedlock: […]
When short-term investment returns are driving factors, watermelon is among the crops. The gestation period is 75 to 90 days, depending on the variety. Watermelon is one of the cultivated and consumed crops that are believed to have originated almost 5000 years ago from the Kalahari Desert in Africa. Cultivated throughout the tropical climate, it […]
Poisonous rice is seized in Kenya. Rice eaters should know that rice has a shelf life Rice consumers in Nigeria should check bags of rice for shelf life, as they can become toxic, unsuitable for human consumption. In Kenya, millions of sacks of toxic rice were found stunning, as well as 400 containers with substandard […]
Smallholder farmer shave secured a deal to supply maize to major buyers, including agro-processing firms, which effectively contribute to addressing the challenge of lack of access to formal markets that has troubled farmers for long.
Grass Growth: Blistering heat and a lack of rainfall in northern and central Europe has caused the region’s worst drought in two decades, putting pressure on yields, prices and fodder supplies.
A fish If the problem of environmental pollution and other factors of concern is not resolved, the Nigerian plan to provide enough fish to stop dependence on imports will become a mirage. This was part of the results of the outstanding expert in the management of incubation, water pollution and toxicology, Professor Bamilda Omitoyin, who […]
Snake Rearing: Abubakar Ballah, the Officer-in-Charge of Snakebite Therapy and Research Centre, Kaltungo, Gombe state, has urged Nigerians to embrace snake rearing to boost their financial standing.
Soy Meal: Argentina’s Agriculture Ministry has temporarily suspended a reporting mechanism which tracks exports for soy oil, soy meal, pellets and other products containing soy, effectively curtailing exports of those products for two days. The decision was implemented through resolution 249/2018 following the Economy Ministry’s decision to halt its rolling programme of export tax cuts […]
Fish Farming: As a part of measures to alleviate poverty and deal with unemployment, the federal government has reiterated its readiness to work with the Ogun State government in the development of fisheries within the nation to create wealth distribution.
Artificial intelligence (AI) came to the farm, helping to ensure the growth of crop yields. As the old saying goes, agriculture is a trade, "which depends solely on the sky." Most livestock and field crops depend largely on the weather for their comfort and provision with water and energy. But more than 1.3 billion people […]
Representatives of AUN distribute seedlings in Mubi, Adamava The American University of Nigeria (AUN), in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), last year predicted last year the food crisis predicted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), donated more than $ 200 million. US farm resources, up […]