Nigeria Agriculture News

Food Expert Stresses Importance Of Hyfiba To Boosting Immunity Against Diseases

 The Chief Executive Offi­cer of Spectra Industries Limited, Duro Kuteyi, has stressed the...

Stakeholders In Aquaculture Lament Effect Of COVID-19 On Value Chain

 This is definitely not a good time for those in the aqua­culture industry...

Sale And Marketing Of Foodstuff

Food stuff business ven­ture is a very good agri­business venture in Ni­geria, and...

Agri-FoodTech in Europe boomed in 2019, with funding up 70% YoY. What’s in store for 2020?

European Agri-FoodTech startups raised $3.4 billion in funding in 2019 across 419 deals,...

Singapore food and housing agencies to rent out public rooftops for urban farms

Urban farming gets a boost as the Singapore Food Agency and Housing &...

Palm biofuel, agro-based pharmaceuticals, others can replace petroleum, says Ikuenobe

Oil palm can fetch Nigeria as much revenue as the crude oil can so...

Youths in Ogun broiler project begin sale of chickens

Youths in the Ogun State Broiler project have sold 54,000 broiler birds in an...

Erratic rainfall sparks fear of poor, late harvest

….experts call for more heat, draught resilient seedsFarmers are concerned that the 2020...

Why FG should pay more attention to NCX- farmers

The Federal government and other relevant stakeholders must paid adequate attention to the...

Contractors barricade agric ministry, demand minister, perm sec sack

A group of contractors Wednesday blocked the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

Post-COVID-19: Farmers Seek Availability Of Farm Inputs To Enhance Harvest

An agriculturalist, Mr Wasiu Akinsoji, on Wednesday said availability of improved farm inputs...

Agric Sector Gets Boost As Dutch-based Organization Trains Farmers Digitally

Abuja – As COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation and other countries of...

COVID-19: Hatchery Coy Laments Maltreatment By Security Agents

…Says Firm has Lost N50m Worth Of Day-Old ChicksIBADAN- An Ibadan-based hatchery, The...

Sexy supply chain tech & other takeaways from F&A Next 2020

This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network...

China Offers Farmers Cash To Give Up Animals Trade

Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as...

SoftBank reports $24bn loss on startup investments, with agrifood performance unclear

SoftBank – one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech investors last year –...

Reviving agriculture for food security, job creation in Ogun

It is an understatement that agriculture is the pivot of most economies. Aside from...

FG inaugurates committee to improve agric extension services

Over the weekend, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Muhammad Nanono,...

Makinde rejects Ajimobi’s agric policy, says it falls below expectations

Oyo State government has said its focus in agriculture is different from what is...

Olam secures $176m financing to foster digital adoption among Asian smallholders

Singapore-based agribusiness Olam has secured loans worth $176 million from International Finance Corporation...