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[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday in Abuja said that it would intensify its support to farmers to meet the production of 12.5 million metric tons of maize in the country in the next 18 months. Mr Yusuf Yila, Head, Development Finance Department, CBN, said this at the stakeholders’ meeting of Maize […]
[ad_1] Rice farmers association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has announced the suspension of the state’s rice anchor borrowers’ programme which is a federal government agricultural intervention anchored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Announcing the suspension of the programme in the state, the state chairman of RIFAN, Alhaji Abubakar Haruna Aliyu revealed that, the association […]
[ad_1] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it is calling for an initial investment fund of $1.2 billion to support the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme, so as to scale up the fight of preventing a global food emergency crisis during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced during a virtual […]
While the bulk of agrifoodtech VC funding in Southeast Asia went to downstream categories in 2019, startups sitting in the middle of the value chain are increasingly attracting interest from investors. According to AgFunder’s first-ever ASEAN AgriFoodTech Investment Report, the three most-funded categories were all downstream: In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech, with $115 million in […]
[ad_1] The Delta State Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Alfred Mrakpor, has called on the government to permit the importation of maize into Nigeria as a result of the shortage of the product to meet the farmers need. He stated this while reacting to the scarcity and continuous rise in the price […]
[ad_1] A female farmer and the General Secretary, of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State chapter, Abimbola Fagoyinbo- Francis has called on the federal and the state government as a matter of urgency to assist farmers, especially the females among them, with grants to aid them in ensuring better harvests. She made […]
[ad_1] Ekiti state government has released over 6000 hectares of land to the Cassava Growers Association in the state to ensure the smooth take-off of an empowerment programme for 1000 cassava farmers by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in conjunction with the state government. Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state government while speaking at the launching […]
[ad_1] ]Cassava products are in very high demand all over the world for the production of various products and compounding of animal feeds. The advent of global warming has put cassava on the front burner as a prime raw material for the production of ethanol which does not emit carbon dioxide unlike fossil fuels. High […]
[ad_1] The association of maize farmers in Nigeria said its members have reduced their 25 million metric tons production target for 2020 by 30 per cent due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and insecurity in the country. The chairman, Maize Association of Nigeria Nigeria (MAAN), Abubakar Bello Funtua, reportedly said this Wednesday while briefing journalists, […]
The indoor farming industry is heating up again, posting one of the biggest year-over-year increases in funding according to AgFunder’s AgriFoodTech Investing Report. In 2019, indoor farming investment jumped 38% on 2018. For Florida-based vertical farming startup Kalera, forward momentum is everything. “Orlando was our first large-scale facility, but we are eager to double up,” […]
[ad_1] Bauchi – Women farmers in Bauchi state under the aegis of Small Scale Women Farmers of Nigeria (SWOFON) have decried nonavailability of agricultural inputs to boost their farming activities. The State Coordinator of SWOFON, Mrs Makka Abbas, in a press release issued to newsmen on In Bauchi, said that the farmers did not get […]
Google has agreed to invest ₹337 billion ($4.49 billion) into Jio Platforms, the Indian telco and online service provider that’s set to become the tech engine powering the country’s agrifood ecosystem. As a result of the Google deal, Jio — a unit of Mumbai-based conglomerate Reliance Industries — has raised total external funding of ₹1.52 […]
[ad_1] Sweet potatoes Nigeria has huge potential in many arable crops, including grains, cereals and pulses. To its credit, the country is the largest producer of cassava tubers and yam in the world. It is also the largest producer of sweet potato in West Africa and ranks top among world largest producers. Agricultural scientists, therefore, […]
[ad_1] Wheat is the only grain that is yet to record significant progress since 2011, with many farmers now going out of production. Despite being high in demand, successive administrations in Nigeria failed to improve its production, prompting some farmers to call it “political crop” because they believe its neglect is political; not economical. Statistics […]
[ad_1] The cultivation of eggplant, popularly known in Nigeria as garden egg, is gradually becoming more interesting and lucrative because the population of its consumers continues to grow. Growers of garden egg now believe it can largely be done for economic purposes unlike before when it was largely cultivated for domestic consumption. Many believe garden […]