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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is set to Launch Wednesday a new subsidiary Dangote Rice, which will massively plant rice on 25,000 Hectares in Sokoto, Jigawa and Zamfara states, in north west Nigeria. The rice will be available by the end of this year, possibly before Christmas. The large scale rice farming has the prospect […]
1. Soybeans, Grains Lower On Weather, Mexico Threat Soybeans and grains were lower overnight on signs of favorable weather in competing exporting country and amid threats from a Mexican lawmaker who proposed a ban on U.S. corn imports. Rains in parts of Argentina and will likely will boost crop production in the country, forecasters have […]
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has mobilized local talents to provide technical analysis of the economic impact of policy and regulatory reforms for agri-inputs and services in Nigeria. Working in partnership with the organized private sector and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), AGRA is investing in streamlined […]
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the recent past have continued to generate controversies and heated argument between the pro and anti-GMO as Nigeria is looking for possible ways of improving agriculture, thereby reducing hunger and achieving food security. While the promoters of GMO said it is time for the government to adopt the biotechnology following […]
At least 50 tons of catfish have been harvested at the maiden harvest of the commercial cage culture system of fish farming within a year, an initiative by the Lagos State Government to empower 60 youths at the Agbowa-Ikosi Beach in Ikosi Ejirin Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of the state. The cage culture project […]
When a 160-acre parcel of farmland in southern Minnesota came up for sale, many wrote the irregular-shape field off as not worthy of a second glance. “Most farmers said they didn’t want to deal with it because there would be too much waste, and they would just be throwing money away,” recalls Cory Sumerfelt, who […]
U.S. farmers are taking advantage of a surge in soybean prices and have sold ahead up to half what they expect to harvest this year, as huge global supplies and a record South American crop coming earlier than usual bode ill for later sales. Chicago Board of Trade November futures, which reflect the 2017 harvest, […]
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) on Monday expressed delight over improvements in the living standards of cashew nut farmers in the country. The association’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr Sotonye Anga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the body was particularly excited over the recent price of N450, 000 […]
The Port Harcourt Glorious Harvesters Cooperative Society has appealed to the Rivers Government to provide facilities to farmers to boost rice production in the state. The President of the cooperative, Mr Amos Ogbu, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Sunday. He appealed to the […]
Chief Silvanus Ejezie, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta chapter, has called on the State Government to provide farmlands in the wetland for dry season farming. Ejezie made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Sunday. He said that the association had identified some wetland […]
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch on Wednesday 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower programme in Sokoto. The project is expected to provide hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for inhabitants of the rural communities, according to a press release from the African Press Organisation. A pilot is set to begin […]
The Kaduna State Government, on Saturday said it had contained the ‘Stem-borer worm’ scourge destroying stems and leaves of irrigated maize in the state. Malam Dahiru Abdullahi, the Information Officer of the state Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. NAN recalls that the outbreak of […]
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reiterated his commitment to creating jobs for unemployed youths in the state, through the promotion of public-private partnership in commercial agriculture. Speaking during his inspection visit to Siat Nigeria Limited (Former Risonpalm) at Ubima on Friday, Governor Wike said that through commercial agriculture more than 10000 youths will […]
Katsina State government has awarded a N500 million contract for a Tomato Paste Processing Plant at Kokami Village, Danja Local Government Area. The contract was awarded to National Research Institute of Chemical Technology (NARICT) in Zaria. Mr. Aliyu Bello Abubakar, the Acting Chairman of Danja Local Government Area, said on Saturday that the factory was […]
To make the goal of economic diversification achievable, the Ebonyi State government launched a one-man, one- hectare scheme, with the target of capturing 80,000 farmers and providing them with soft loans. Aside this, the state also provided 13 bulldozers, 40 tractors with complementary equipment; agro chemicals, fertilizers, while non- selective herbicides and seedlings were given […]