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A study of plant DNA provides strong evidence that farmers in Ethiopia have widely adopted new, improved rust-resistant bread wheat varieties since 2014 Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in sub-Saharan Africa. (Image source: $uraj tripathi/Pixabay) The results — published in Nature Scientific Reports — show that nearly half (47%) of the 4,000 plots sampled […]
Looking beyond COVID-19, agricultural yields must rise to meet food needs of a growing population COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of AI-powered technologies in the industry. (Image source: Adobe Stock) As a productivity enhancement tool, agricultural sprayers market to reach US$2.8bn. The global market for agricultural sprayers is expected to decline by -5% in the […]
John Deere has been honoured in the robotics category of the 2021 CES Innovation Awards, which recognise outstanding product design and engineering in consumer technology products The robotics category highlights programmable or otherwise intelligent machines capable of performing specific tasks or replicating human movement or interactions. (Image source: John Deere) This is the second straight […]
[ad_1] Soon, the prisons will be a home for cultivators, sellers and smokers of cannabis otherwise called Indian Hemp in Nigeria should a new bill currently before the House of Representatives eventually become a law. Essentially, the bill is seeking to amend the contemporary Indian Hemp Act to provide for stiffer punitive measures against promoters […]
[ad_1] Farmers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, have cried out over their loss in the year 2020 planting season as a result of failed flood forecast and lack of government input, which they claimed, might cause maize scarcity in 2021. The Association of Farm Settlers, Ipapo-Iseyin branch made this disclosure at the weekend, after […]
[ad_1] The founder of FarmKonnect Ltd, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that 2021 might pose a serious threat to food production in Nigeria as a result of COVID-19 which has adversely affected farmers. He, however, proffered that the only way to tackle the looming food crisis was for […]
[ad_1] Chicken market Many households, especially in Lagos and Ogun states, celebrated last Friday’s Christmas without their favourite chickens as the price of the birds went practically beyond their reach. A survey carried out by The Guardian across major markets in Lagos – Ile-Epo, Agege, Daleko, Ojuwoye, all in Lagos State and Sango, Ifo, Arigbajo […]
[ad_1] The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya said Nigeria’s quest for development and a prosperous economy would require making agriculture its backbone. Speaking at the December edition of the Eko City Farmers’ Fair and Appreciation Day, Olusanya said economies like the Netherlands, US and even Europe as a great continent, started with farming, noting […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture through its Veterinary Services Department has trained Live Birds Market (LBM) Operators, as well as Poultry Value Chain actors on the promotion of Biosecurity and Disease Reporting. Flagging off the training themed: “Promoting Biosecurity, Disease Reporting In The Value Chain,” at the Veterinary Services Department, Ita-Eko, the Commissioner for […]
[ad_1] Safia Yahaya says the major challenge women farmers face is insecurity. Safia Yahaya, 48, a mother of two who cultivates three crops in Kogi State, in the seventh episode of our new series share her experience with PREMIUM TIMES. PT: Which crops do you cultivate? Mrs Yahaya: I cultivate rice, cassava, and cashew. PT: […]
[ad_1] A member representing Ajingi, Albasu and Gaya Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya has sponsored the training of not fewer than 700 youths and women of his constituency on poultry farming to the tune of N14 million. The beneficiaries undergo intensive training and were given the sum of N20,000 as […]
[ad_1] A total of 320,852 farmers registered in 12 states under the CBN’s Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) are to participate in a dry season rice cultivation programme initiated by a group, Himma National Farmers Cooperative Society. Chairman of the Society, Sheikh Bala-Lau, stated this at the closing ceremony of a two-day training exercise of 30 […]
[ad_1] ADO-EKITI – The nearly completed multimillion Naira Agro-processing Farm in Ekiti State christened Bamisil Farms has promised to inject not less than 2,000 metric tonnes of processed foods into the Nigerian market annually. Mrs Yemisi Owoyemi, the promoter of the farm, who disclosed this to journalists, said the factory, when completed will process rice, cassava, plantain […]
An experienced leader in the poultry breeding industry has been appointed to the role of interim president of Cobb Cobb is the world’s oldest pedigree broiler breeding company and has evolved, adapted, and grown for more than a century. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Stan Reid, current vice-president of North and South America, is assuming the […]
The live component of the Women in Food and Agriculture (WFA) Digital Festival successfully brought together more than 600 representatives from the global food and agriculture sector last week The 2020 version will act as a barometer to track change over the last 12 months regarding female representation across our industry. (Image source: Alicja/Pixabay) The […]