US Beef Exports Declined Compared to During Summer

A couple of days ago we offered an update on US beef import statistics...

Australia forecasts 2018/2019 wheat production to fall 20% on year

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (ABARES) has forecast that wheat...

EU, Oxfam, DEC partner Taraba State on food security, rural development

The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba...

Australian grain production scaled back

AUSTRALIAN grain production has been scaled back by 200,000 tonnes for the 2018-19 season,...

FAO urges countries to adopt innovations to attain sustainable agriculture, food production

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has urged member countries to adopt innovations and encourage...

India. Oilseeds, pulses procurement progressing at a snail’s pace

The prime minister’s pet scheme to ensure higher income for farmers through robust procurement...

Our goal is feeding Nigerian with local fish, says NIOMR trainees

Some participants in a two-week capacity-building course for unemployed graduates and women in Lagos...

Imperatives To Establish A Bank For The Smallholder And Rural Farmers

By Jim Rex-Lawson Moses There is no doubt that there is a renewed effort by government...

China to Announce Resumption in U.S. Soy Purchases Soon

China intends to announce this month the first batch of U.S. soybean purchases where...

Boosting capacity for sustainable food production

The Federal College of Agriculture (FECA), Akure, Ondo State is working with farmers and...

Don seeks investment in dairy production

A former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Prof Abiodun Adeloye is...

‘We must get rid of sniper beans’

Mr Shitu Kabir, the National President, Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association...

Lalong, farmers seek ways of improving agric yields

PLATEaU State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has urged farmers to take advantage  of the...

Kogi farmers to benefit from $200m World Bank project

Farmers in Kogi State are to benefit from the 200 million dollars World Bank...

China’s record rice yield — a blessing for global grain consumers

For a second year in a row China has set a record for rice...

Our farmlands have been seized, Kano farmers’ enclave petitions FG

The Katarkawa Enclave Farmers Association in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State has...

IBM Research, Hello Tractor unveil Digital Wallet for agriculture in Lagos

Scientists from IBM Research and Hello Tractor are piloting an agriculture digital wallet and...

Association tasks FG on increased funding for agriculture

  By Franca Ofili The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANT) on Monday called on the...

In Sokoto, it’s income boom for onion farmers

The bumper harvest of onion recorded in Sokoto this year is translating into an...

Indonesia imposing a zero export duty on palm oil

The Finance Ministry of Indonesia has made an official statement about the imposition of...