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Uche Odozor is the Managing Director, AG Aviation Nigeria, operator of Air Tractor, an agricultural plane used for spraying agrochemicals, fertilizer and seeding in large farms. In this interview, he explained how state governments and commercial farmers in the country could leverage on cheap and affordable air tractors for massive food production. Excerpts: How would […]
The FarmLogs’ On-Farm Research Network is a collaborative program, which is dedicated to organizing and conducting unbiased research and independent analysis, and is open to row-crop farmers across the country. The company says the goal of this initiative is to accelerate agronomic learning cycles, influence FarmLogs’ product development, and improve prescriptive recommendations for FarmLogs customers. […]
Solar-powered cold storage and biological pest control are helping protect Kenya’s mangoes from climate change. It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature fruits. The succulent […]
Conventional agriculture as we know it is associated with working tediously with hoe and machete, getting dirty in the fields with little or nothing to show for the labour exerted. However, advancement in technology now see farmers leveraging on hydroponics technology which requires less energy and time to get better yield with less soil or […]
A don, Mr Femi Aluko, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to deepen efforts toward use of genetic engineering in agriculture for sustainability, food security and production of novel biomaterials. Aluko, who is a Lecturer, Department of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of […]
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) at the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishment of a collaborative relationship to provide weather information to farmers under the foundation. According to the Executive Director of BATNF, Mrs. Oluaseyi Ashade, the objective of the partnership is for NIMET […]
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 […]
Small-scale farmers in Africa now have enough reasons to smile; with the invention of Gasoline powered simple weeders, adapted for clearing in cassava farms, to reduce the burden of weeding. Initially acquired as tillers, the simple tools are being modified and adapted as weeders by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) led Cassava Weed […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Science and Technology will partner with the media to educate Nigerians on the need to embrace the new technology of operating and using electronic Stainless Grinding Machine. Ogbeh revealed this at a press […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has urged Nigerians to adopt safe food processing technology, saying food safety and consumers’ health need to be given prominent attention in Nigeria. He said this while reviewing the demonstration of the new model of grinding machine for soup condiments in his office in Abuja, recently. […]
Can you tell the difference between soybeans and sweet potatoes from 100 feet in the air? Could you handle the controls of an airplane flying 150 mph? Could you keep that airplane 10 feet off the ground, apply an agriculture product to the right field, keep the product on target, and avoid hazards in and […]
For many farmers, affordable machines is a major problem. At the moment, some Nigerians are producing these machines in large scale to help small and large scale farmers meet the challenge of food production. DANIEL ESSIET reports. One of the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policies is to boost agricultural productivity. While production rose sharply in recent […]
The Monsanto Sobsidiary Aims To Nearly Double Paid Subscriptions In 2017. The top corn yield in the 2015 National Corn Growers Association yield contest tallied 532 bushels per acre. Meanwhile, 2015’s average yield on the remaining 80.7 million U.S. corn acres harvested for grain tallied 168.4 bushels per acre. So why the yield gap? Well, […]
Sentera is partnering with RDO Equipment Co., which will give its customers access to a variety of Sentera’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions including quadcopter UAVs, precision sensors, and AgVault software. “Sentera’s complete, easy-to-use, and affordable UAV solutions are a natural fit with the RDO Equipment Company product portfolio. The offering fills a need for […]
One of the equipment exhibited in the ongoing Daily Trust Agric Conference is the power tiller machine, by Habgito Nig. Ltd Lagos, which caught the attention of many small and medium scale farmers. Mr. Unula Nwuche, the Executive Officer of the company, said that the power tiller provides solution to many farmers in the country, […]