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Beans end the week on a rather boring note as the Chinese were absent due to their New Year’s holiday, and fresh news to trade was lacking. For the week, the front month March contract lost 18¼ cents. The market was under pressure most of the session on ideas that South American weather is improving […]
The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has stated that for the sector to perform credibly well, 10 per cent budgetary allocation, as stipulated in Maputo Declaration should be strictly adhered to. Ibrahim, who was one of the discussants at the second Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture with the theme: Increased […]
Sellers and consumers of Cucumber, Cucumis sativus, a green and roughly cylindrical shaped fruit, known to help ease feelings of anxiety and buffer some of the damaging effects of stress, need not go far again, as the fruit is now readily available in Epe area of Lagos State. The discovery of the farm, where the […]
Nigeria’s enduring economic recovery will only materialize only when the country revitalizes her investments in agriculture and make it a venture that attracts the bulk of the most productive segment of the population. This was the conclusion of the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he brought together all officials of the state involved…” […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pleaded with the Federal Government to review the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) foreign exchange policy, which placed ban on importers of 41 items from accessing the forex market. Speaking in Lagos, MAN President Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs said some of the items that were restricted from accessing […]
The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has inaugurated regional co-ordinators for soil development to foster food sufficiency in the country. Inaugurating the committee, the institute’s Executive Director, Prof. James Adediran, said members comprised professors and specialists on soil. According to him, the committee is expected to raise a team of soil […]
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is set to enhance farmers’ income in the North through the adoption of better cultivation practices and promotion of groundnut export. ICRISAT, an international organisation, is committed to improving food security, making smallholder farming profitable, tackling malnutrition by focusing on more nutritious crops, and helping overcome environmental […]
Federal Government has been urged to bring back the era, when Nigeria was a top player in terms of quality and quantity in the global Cocoa production. The Cocoa Exporters Association of Nigeria(CEAN), which made the call, also recalled that in the 1960s and 1970s, the country banked on the commodity as the largest foreign […]
National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) President, Mr. Babatola Faseru has been honoured by the African Cashew Alliance (ACA). This was at the 10th ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo Guinea-Bissau with the theme: It had as theme“A Decade of transformation”. The award was in appreciation of Faseru’s outstanding contribution to the development of the […]
China’s plan to get rid of its massive corn stockpile by using it as raw material for its fledgling biogradeable plastics industry could be a game changer for Changchun Shengda Biomaterial and other private factories in China’s corn belt. After buying corn for years to support farmers, Beijing must find a way to work off […]
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has led a delegation to Germany in search of new insights on modern agriculture in order to further realise the dream of making Osun the food basket of the South West. This, the administration believes will help empower citizens and improve the quality of life for residents in the state. On Saturday, […]
Excitement filled the hearts of 50 youths in Ebonyi State last week as the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institution, Rt. Honourable Linus Okorie, facilitated the training of youths in fish production. Okorie said, that if the state could become a fish producing state coupled with the already existing food production […]
The Federal Polytechnic Bida will start full scale commercial farming to boost the revenue base of the institution. This was made known by the Rector, Dr Abubakar Abdul Dzukogi during an inspection of a poultry farm which was managed by the Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Technology Department recently. Dr Dzukogi said that the management has approved […]
The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have agreed to conduct a national public enlightenment programme on the operations of the exchange. The Managing Director/CEO of NCX, Mrs Zaheera Baba-Ari, who visited the NOA headquarters in Abuja, said the core objective of the exchange hinged on the provision of an efficient […]
With the constant call for diversification into agriculture by the federal government, irrigation farming remains a key component for achieving self-sufficiency in food production. Most advanced countries hold unto irrigation farming, which forms an integral part of achieving sustainable food security and consequently, food sovereignty of their people. However, the ability of the government to […]