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[ad_1] The Federal Government has been called upon to ban or impose additional duty on the importation of egg powder (dehydrated and powdered eggs) to save the country from economic waste associated with the import valued at over $1 billion yearly. Egg powder is rich in vitamins, minerals, and is used in confectioneries such as […]
[ad_1] The Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahaab Oyedotun has warned farmers that instituted cases against the mobile police College in the town to withdraw the suit or risk being evicted from the town. Some non-native farmers in Ila-Oragun had instituted case before a State High Court, seeking N350 million compensation after giving up their land […]
[ad_1] The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun training of 100 youths on sustainable agricultural development in Adamawa. Flagging off the three-month training on Wednesday in Yola, the NDE State Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Audu, said the exercise would be theoretical and practical. Audu, represented by Mr Miwa Lasco, Head of Department (HOD) Special Public […]
[ad_1] Traditional markets and small-format shops currently account for 80 to 90 per cent of urban food retailing in African cities, a report has shown. The 2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) was launched on Tuesday at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The report said small farmers reach urban […]
[ad_1] The Sokoto State Government says it is constructing a dam at Kamarawa village to facilitate farming and animal rearing among repentant bandits and others in the state. The Commissioner for Career and Security Matters, retired Col. Garba Moyi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on […]
Pearl Dairy Farms Limited (PDFL), the manufacturers of Lato Milk products, are now exporting their product portfolio to Ethiopia, Malawi and South Sudan underpinned by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ratification agreement PDFL will export yoghurt and milk powder in the initial phase. (Image source: Eiliv-Sonas Aceron/Unsplash) Algeria is next on the list […]
Moba, a leading producer of high-quality integrated systems for the grading, packaging and processing of eggs, has launched the Omnia XF2 grading machine The infeed can be foamed and high pressure cleaned. (Image source: Moba) The XF2 features a new and improved infeed system and new hygienic properties. The Omnia series is now available in […]
[ad_1] Mr Kenneth Egbaran, the Managing Director of Veritas Kapital Assurance has assured farmers affected by the 2020 flood in Sokoto State of prompt settlement of their insurance premium to defray their losses. Egbaran made the assurance on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen after he inspected farms affected by flood in Sokoto, Goronyo, Kware, […]
The Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria chapter and Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Dr. Rose Suniso Gidado, has disclosed that technological advances are dramatically triggering plant transformation to meet specific needs. That with the help of technology, highly nutritious foods containing essential vitamins and minerals can be developed to […]
[ad_1] John Olateru, Oyo State Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), on Tuesday said that inadequate rainfall was a big challenge for farmers in the South-West this year. Olateru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that all the crops planted by farmers had dried up due to lack of rainfall. “Farmers […]
The Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project recently launched an analytical guidance document identifying the enabling environment factors that drive animal source food (ASF) market system success in terms of economic growth, resilience, inclusiveness, and improved nutrition. The guidance document organizes findings in three interconnected categories: supply-side factors, marketing factors, and financial services […]
[ad_1] THE chairman of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chukwudi Nnadozie, has decried the inability of Forest Guards and Vigilante group personnel to check the excesses of herdsmen on farmers in the council area. His outcry followed an alleged shooting of Festus Ayogu, a farmer at Ugbene Ajima, a sleepy community in the […]
Coffee plays a crucial role in generating foreign currency for the national economy of Ethiopia The company turned to Bühler to ensure a superior and more consistent quality of the coffee. (Image source: Bühler) With an annual market share of 26% of all processed coffee for national export, Coffee Processing and Warehouse Enterprise (CPWE) is said to […]
[ad_1] Mrs Victoria Olushola Adetunji is a professor of Food Safety, Food Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan. She explains dangers associated with abuse of antibiotics in animal production and ways to avoid public health crises. FEMI IBOROGBA reports. To curb the problem […]
[ad_1] In its determination to boost mechanised farming, the Delta State government has inaugurated 20 tractors. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa disclosed that the tractors were to encourage citizens to go back to farming as a sustainable means of livelihood. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, explained that the equipment would be […]