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Cotton, one of the nation’s most valuable export tree crops before the oil boom of the 70s, is gradually becoming history in Nigeria despite the potential to have a share in the estimated $3 trillion global textile industry. From the 1960s to late 1980s, about 176 textile companies were active in Nigeria when Kaduna, Kano […]
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has budget a sum of N65million to be spent on local travels and transport for training purposes in 2017. Similarly, another N8.54 million was set aside for local travel for other purposes other than training. The agency which is charged with the overall development and regulations of the national […]
The Federal Government has kick started the Agricultural Policy through the launch of a N10 Billion Women in Agriculture Environment Impact Fund (WAEIF) in Abuja to achieve some key targets among which is using women to unlock food security potentials. While declaring the launching of the fund open, President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by the Minister […]
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s efforts to diversify the nation’s economy, have led to a significant boost and patronage of made-in-Nigeria products as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), an entrepreneur, Mr. Nnanna Ibemgbo has said. President Buhari has consistently maintained that a strong manufacturing sector and SMEs will create more jobs and wealth […]
In 2050, when the population of Africa is two and a half times larger than now, the continent will scarcely be able to grow enough food for its own population. Even if much higher yields are achieved on all current cropland, further expansion into uncultivated areas is likely and very risky due to biodiversity loss […]
The Lagos State government has again assured residents of the availability of LAKE Rice at designated outlets across the State. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Toyin Suarau, gave this assurance yesterday while reviewing sales reports of the product from retail outlets and centres. Suarau said the government was working assiduously to ensure availability of the product […]
Agric production, Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, adopt agribusiness and promote regional agricultural value chains as a vein for regional integration. This was the view of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission […]
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has appealed to the Federal Government to encourage flexible agricultural policies to boost cassava production in the country by 2017. Mr Segun Adewumi, the National President of the association, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Adewumi said that such […]
Soybean prices soared Tuesday while corn and wheat gained on dry South American weather and short covering following losses last week, according to analysts. Meanwhile, USDA reported a double-digit jump in yearly exports across the board. January soybeans soared 25 ¾ cents at $10.14 ¾ after dropping below $10 last week. March corn jumped 9 […]
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi, who had lived their lives as fishermen, are embracing farming, as a new occupation. They say it is helping them pick up the pieces of their lives after they were displaced from their ancestral home to Cameroon. Channels Television’s correspondent, Imani Odey, visited a farm at Akwa Ikot […]
President-elect Donald Trump and his team have created a new office in his administration to focus on the industrial sector. The newly created ‘White House National Trade Council’ will be responsible for policies to promote domestic manufacturing. The head of the office is Peter Navarro, a critic of China’s trade policies. In one book he […]
An egg market analyst says the global outbreaks of avian influenza could give US egg producers a much needed price boost. Brian Moscogiuri with Urner Barry says when the US lost 11 percent of its egg production other countries stepped in to fill that market opportunity. “We actually saw the European market benefit with prices […]
For Nigeria to put an end to importation of fish and other aquaculture produce, the Federal Government needs to lift restriction placed on all water bodies, especially underutilised Dams across the country, for easy access to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, recently disclosed that government is planning to open up […]
• Lagos Empowers 315 Women, Youth In Agric Value Chains The Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) said it has disbursed 73 per cent of the World Bank assisted funds to commercial farmers in the benefitting states, to help the country become one of the world’s food exporters again. Speaking during the 13th CADP (4TH RCADP) […]
In the bid to implement the Green Alternative Initiative programme of the Federal Government, and extend its services to other countries, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has announced the establishment of Centre of Excellence, in Shedda, Abuja. The Director General of NASC, Dr. […]