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Anchor Borrowers Programme, best agricultural policy so far ― NACOTAN boss

[ad_1] The National Cotton Association of Nigeria(NACOTAN), has lauded the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme(ABP), saying it was the best agricultural programme so far launched in the country. NACOTAN President, Mr Anibe Achimugu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. Achimugu said the programme had become […]

Marijuana: Controversies over Ondo’s new ‘gold mine’

More than a decade after the death of Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela, popularly known as Dr. Orlando Owoh, his stance on the consumption of Cannabis Sativa, better known as Indian hemp or marijuana, seems to have become a prophecy that might even contribute to lifting the country out of its economic woes. In one of his […]

Why we must pay more attention to agriculture, food security now — Tallen

[ad_1] Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tasked the government at all levels to budget adequately for agriculture and food security interventions. This, she said, would help reduce malnutrition and enhance livelihoods and income generation. Also, the Action Against Hunger and Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), has urged the government at […]

Feed the People! The audacious ambitions of rural Benin women

[ad_1] Twenty-one women and four men are part of the coop, centered in the community of Ajahonmè – one of eight local areas of the town of Klouékanmè. Produce innovative versions of a staple food for a regional market. Feed hungry people, now and in the future. While you’re at it, train farmers – mostly […]

Nobel laureate explains how new technologies measurably boost farmers

Mobile technologies and digital agriculture are a great promise for the world’s farmers, making it all the more important to foster appropriate institutions capable of generating innovation that benefits smallholders and disadvantaged groups, said Nobel laureate economist Michael Kremer in a special lecture hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO […]

Kemin, Pacific GeneTech to launch Eimeria vaccine for global poultry industry

Kemin Industries, a global manufacturer of ingredients that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life of 80% of the world with its products and services, and its subsidiary Kemin Biologics, have signed an exclusive agreement with Pacific GeneTech (PGT) to licence TMH001 Eimeria vaccine for poultry Kemin Biologics will scale the vaccine and expand […]

Stakeholders Call For Increased Budgetary Allocation For Agriculture

[ad_1] LAGOS  – Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have frowned at what was proposed for the sector in the 2021 budget, stating that it will make no meaningful impact on the nation’s agricultural system.  The Stakeholders in separate interviews with DAILY INDEPENDENT, called on government to have a second look at what was proposed and […]

World Food Day: Nigeria to ban milk importation in 2022— Minister

[ad_1] ”We will ban importation milk in this country because we have 25 million cows in this country, we consume 5 million litres per day,” Sabo Nanono. Nigeria will ban milk importation into the country in the next two years, the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said. The minister disclosed this […]

Agric minister colluding to defraud Nigerian farmers – AFAN President

[ad_1] The AFAN national president said the items purportedly to be launched by the minister, along with three other ministers, are substandard. The National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kabir Ibrahim, has said that the minister of agriculture and rural development, Sabo Nanono, and Farouk Mudi, one of the AFAN members, are […]

FAO, PhosAgro unveil joint Soil Doctors Programme

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and PhosAgro, a leading producer of mineral fertilisers, have launched the joint Soil Doctors Programme in sustainable agriculture The project will develop and distribute soil testing kits to 5,000 farmers in developing countries. (Image source: Lukas/Pexels) The launch ceremony, held online on 5 October, brought […]

Hytera DMR radios increase productivity in the agricultural sector

Farm managers need to be in constant contact with arable and livestock teams, and workers in packing houses, grain stores and livestock sheds need to coordinate tasks efficiently and keep track of progress Hytera DMR radios provide a high degree of robustness and weatherproofing against dust and moisture ingress. (Image source: Hytera) To ensure this, […]

29th DAME Awards: ‘Nestlé Prize for Nutrition Reporting’

Now in its 29th Year, the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) has called for entries of works produced in 2019. Nestlé Nigeria also calls on nutrition and wellness writers to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase and be recognized for their articles and stories in the ‘Nestlé Prize for Nutrition Reporting’ category of […]

Poultry association urges members to tackle challenges

[ad_1] The National President of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ibrahim Mam, has urged poultry farmers in the country not to be discouraged by the situation facing the business in the country.  The president, who was represented by the National Vice-President, Southwest of the association, and Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Prince Olabode […]

Rice processing mills inaugurated in Anambra

[ad_1] A rice processing facility in Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been commissioned by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Federal Government of Nigeria-Value Chain Development Programme (FGN/VCDP) Technical Implementation Support Mission Team, led by Hajia Fatima Mukhtar-Buhari. The mission team, which interacted with Agricultural Information and Marketing System (AIMS) […]