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To say that the discovery of crude oil in the late 1950s in Oloibiri community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, was the last straw that destroyed the Nigerian agricultural nerve is to state the obvious. Before the discovery of this product that has been given different names including black gold, Nigeria ran an agrarian economy with […]
The present public forest estate which was acquired between 1900 and 1970 embraces 100,000km2 or 11 percent of the total land area of the country. In spite of their importance, the tropical forest resources have diminished very rapidly and most areas have been transformed into unproductive land. The forest resources survey 1996 – 1998 revealed […]
An expert in food and crops production, Jude Ohanele, has appealed to government at all levels to provide more farm inputs and implements for enhanced food production for farmers in Imo State. Ohanele, who disclosed this in Owerri, emphasised the importance of consuming Vitamin ‘A’ cassava, stressing that its production in large quantity would help […]
Agriculture has been a beneficiary of steps to counter effects of dollar shortage Young men, ageing widows and local chiefs — even civil servants — have taken to the fields to work in rice paddies that stretch for miles around Tarasa, a village in north-west Nigeria. Two years ago the land in one of the […]
Bashir Wali (acting Managing Director and CEO of NEXIM Bank) writes on the need for more actions aimed at diversifying the economy and foreign exchange earnings through increased non-oil exports Neither government agencies nor private sector businesses can do enough in supporting the agenda for diversifying the sources of foreign exchange earnings for the country. […]
The weight of a bag of feed – in extra calf weaning weight seems like a worthy goal. It could add up to $100 per cow to your sales. The following four cow/calf experts give their best low-cost tips on how to get an extra 50 pounds. 1. Rachel Endecott, Extension beef specialist, Montana State […]
Ever wonder how to break though yield barriers? Or maybe how to tweak your crop rotation to make sure it’s firing on all cylinders? A panel of farmers at an event sponsored by Stoller at this week’s Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, did just that. 1. Plant Soybeans Early So far, a warm winter […]
A conscious effort is going on among government agencies to fully regulate importation of food items into the country. The effort is also deepening oversight in the entire agriculture chain in a deliberate fight against contamination. This fresh move is coming on the strength of World Health Organisation (WHO) revelation showing that about 600 million […]
The South Sudanese government and humanitarian agencies have declared a famine in parts of the country, which has been devastated by three years of war. The announcement comes as international aid agencies are overwhelmed by catastrophes unfolding in South Sudan and three other countries. The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan said […]
It’s a crying shame that Africa, with most of the world’s arable land and a large and growing workforce, spends $35bn a year importing food. As young African farmers get back to work transforming agriculture and “making farming sexy” this week, many of them will be feeling renewed drive after a conference in Kigali last […]
I remember it was one Saturday morning in Decenber 1972 that my father said I should get ready to go to farm with him. I was seven and had hitherto been spared the assignment. My brothers, Uncle Agbo, who drove the family’s Peugeot 304, and Brother Dennis, my father’s Steward were already in the vehicle. […]
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 […]
Rains have delayed soybean harvesting in Mato Grosso, Brazil’s top grain-producing state, for the second week in a row, reducing deliveries to traders who had contracted for larger volumes. Soy collection in Mato Grosso reached 16.3% of total planted area by Friday, farmers’ statistics body Imea said, well below expectations considering early planting in September […]
Beans end the week on a rather boring note as the Chinese were absent due to their New Year’s holiday, and fresh news to trade was lacking. For the week, the front month March contract lost 18¼ cents. The market was under pressure most of the session on ideas that South American weather is improving […]
The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has stated that for the sector to perform credibly well, 10 per cent budgetary allocation, as stipulated in Maputo Declaration should be strictly adhered to. Ibrahim, who was one of the discussants at the second Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture with the theme: Increased […]