Nigeria Agriculture News

Food crisis looms as AFAN battle agric minister

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have warned that if the leadership crisis currently...

No better time to live on fortified foods than now and beyond

Nigeria began its national fortification with salt iodisation in 1993 and has since...

How should agtech startups approach exits? 5 tips from AgTech:Acquired webinar

Editor’s Note: Sarah Nolet is the CEO and founder of AgThentic, a global...

Global adoption of 25 farming practices could reduce CO2 emissions by 4.6 GT by 2025 – new McKinsey report

Agriculture has been one of the main sectors implicated in the global debate...

Coronavirus: 43 million West Africans risk food insecurity -Report

The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said over 40 million people across...

Viva, Las Vegas! Nevada’s Cultiva nets $2.94m funding to stop crops getting sunburn

How do you protect your fruits from sun and spoilage? Drop a note...

Agrifood corporates turn to startups to hedge disruptions and get an edge on trends

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

GROW partners Singapore’s Startup SG Founder program and launches Asia pre-accelerator

AgFunder‘s agrifoodtech accelerator GROW has been named as an accredited mentor partner (AMP)...

‘Last resort for Nigeria’s economic diversification is agriculture’

An indication from the COVID-19 pandemic is that global demand for crude oil...

IITA harps on tackling child labour with improved weed control

Because cassava is a long duration crop, women often stoop for hundreds of...

Kano opens food market twice weekly

The state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, explained the modus operandi during an update on...

Lockdown: How countries can support smallholder farmers – FAO

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has issued six ways countries can...

COVID-19: Bleak planting season signals looming famine

• Acute Food Insecurity Could Worsen In Nigeria This Year —Report • Access To Market, Inputs...

Investing in cube sugar production and packaging

From our research, only two companies are currently producing cube sugars in the country....

AU agric ministers strategise against COVID-19 effects

African Ministers of Agriculture with the support of the African Union Commission (AUC)...

C/River seeks support to boost livestock sector

The Permanent Secretary in the Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture, Rev. Joseph Ogbe,...

Digital School of Food and Agriculture Launches Free Education App

Earlier this week, Digital School of Food and Agriculture launched a free mobile app focussed on...

Tackling child labor in cassava through improved weed control

Weeds are major constraints to cassava production in Africa, contributing to yield reduction and...

2020 Farming Season: IFAD/FGN-VCDP Inaugurates Agro Inputs-distribution In Anambra

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and Federal Government assisted Value Chain Development...

Top 20 Novel Farming System Deals of 2019

Novel Farming Systems, which includes indoor farms, aquaculture, insect, and algae production, saw...