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It is already an over flogged point that number one panacea for the country’s underdevelopment is real diversification from oil (which is currently Nigeria’s economic mainstay) into farming. Agricultural revolution is highly required for the country’s craved industrial revolution. Times without number experts have said this, the academics have laboriously stressed it, and government at […]
[ad_1] Agricultural professionals have warned the Federal Government and state to avert food crisis in 2021 by making inputs, enabling environment and credit facilities, among others, available to farmers now. It is time for clearing, stump removal, ploughing, harrowing and ridging of farmland in predominantly rain-fed agriculture (which takes about 98 per cent of agriculture […]
[ad_1] National Strategic Grains Reserve Complex, located along Iwo Road, Ibadan, in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, has become the shadow of itself. For years now, the reserve complex has not been in operation. About two years ago, when The Guardian visited the place, it looked deserted. But now, no one is allowed to […]
[ad_1] Recently, the price volatility of Crude Oil in the international market began a steep downward slide causing apprehensions on Nigeria’s fragile economy. In this interview, Taiwo Adewole, General Manager Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC) Plc, tells GBENGA AKINFENWA that development makes it imperative for the country to make agriculture the mainstay of her economy. […]
Over seven million people are expected to be in food crisis between June and August, the March 2020 Cadre Harmonisѐ (CH) Analysis Outcome for 16 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT, on the projected food insecurity situation, has revealed. The CH analysis process was jointly led and facilitated by the Federal Ministry of […]
[ad_1] Considering the lockdown of the country at the early stage, when veterinarian needs and animal feed production, supply and distribution chains may be affected and toll milling services unavailable, fish and livestock farmers, especially the medium to large-scale ones, may have to be proactive by taking preparatory steps to sustain farm management, feeds, vaccination […]
• Online Sales Is Best Option—Daramola • Farmers Must Have Designated Pick-up Point On The Farm—Adesola • It’ll Reduce Human Traffic In Markets—Oyekoya With the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually heading towards a lockdown, as markets, farmers’ marts and superstores are gradually closing operations. Customers’ education is high and they are conscious of […]
[ad_1] Poultry rearing is one of the most important activities in the agricultural sector of the country. It contributes substantially to the volume of employment, poverty alleviation and internal trade in the country. Experts believe poultry is a major source of national income and provides about 4 – 5% of the nation’s gross domestic product […]
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables now have an extra ally to grow and develop at their best throughout their life cycle. Arrigoni, a leading international company in the production of technical fabrics for agriculture, has in fact presented new tests on the effectiveness of the PRISMA® thermo-reflective screens and BIORETE AIR PLUS® for this type […]
There is no denying the vital role that farmers play in the sustenance of society as it currently is. This involves feeding billions of city populations not even counting the raw materials supplied to different industries. That having been said, the farming business is not for everyone. While farmers cite numerous perks to the venture, […]
[ad_1] One of the most important things to do while raising chickens is to provide a stable natural environment for them to live in and grow. If you’re currently raising or considering raising chickens, there are several things you can do to make your venture successful. Whether you’re raising chickens as a commercial venture or […]
[ad_1] Professionals have explained that food insecurity is aggravated by conflicts, crimes, terrorism and religious extremism, especially from the grain and arable crop-producing zones of the country.The solution to food insecurity therefore, they suggested, is finding lasting solutions to conflicts and insecurity of lives so that farmers could go back to farms. Mr. Bismarck Rewane, […]
[ad_1] Animal scientists have found that that pretreatment of feed with commercial enzymes is effective for increasing absorption, conversion ratio, growth and bioavailability of phosphorus, which could decrease excretion of phosphorous and, therefore, environmental pollution. This was disclosed in a latest research by Zahra Rahimi, Mehrdad Modirsanei and Behzad Mansoori of the Department of Animal […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in agribusiness have raised concern over the increasing threat of post-harvest loss in the tomato value-chain, a development if not tackled with needed solution; is capable of frustrating policies on food security in the country. Besides, the experts working under the Yieldwise Nigeria project worried over low budgetary allocation and inactive policy direction […]
[ad_1] The thrust of my piece, last week, is that since there are vast opportunities in the agribusiness value chains, there is need for you to choose to invest in your area of interest that you think is capable of yielding profit. The first step in starting an agribusiness or any business for that matter […]