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FG to establish over 600 farm mechanisation centres

[ad_1] The federal government has said it will start up a programme, “The Green Imperative”, which will lead to the establishment of 632 farm mechanisation centres in the country. The government said the mechanisation centres will support food production in all the local government areas of the country so as to boost the nation’s food […]

Firm gives 10,000 farmers fertilizers as palliatives in Sokoto

[ad_1] A firm, OCP Africa’s has disclosed that not less than 10,000 farmers will benefit from fertilizers as palliatives in Sokoto State. The palliative plan according to the firm is to support smallholder farmers to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring food security for all. Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto […]

Lagos donates 15 trailers of grains to poultry farmers

[ad_1] As part of measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on farmers, Lagos State government has donated 15 trailers of 50kg bags of maize to Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, Lagos chapter. The donation was distributed through the Lagos State Agriculture Development Authority in Oko-Oba, Agege. Speaking at the presentation, Programme Manager […]

‘To grow Nigeria’s non-oil export, policy makers must walk the talk’

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on global economy and Nigeria is not exempted. The economy is just emerging from the impact of three months of total inactivity. The post ‘To grow Nigeria’s non-oil export, policy makers must walk the talk’ appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News . Read Original Report […]

Global list of all gmos that are commercially approved released worldwide

Global list of all gmos that-are commercially approved released worldwide  HERBICIDE TOLERANT GMOs S/N GMO USE LOCATION YEAR APPROVED /RELEASED 1 Alfalfa Animal feed USA 2005 2 Canola Cooking oilMargarine Australia 2003 Canada 1995 Emulsifiers in packaged foods USA 1995 3 Cotton Fibre Cotton seed oil Animal feed Argentina 2001 Australia 2002 Brazil 2008 Columbia 2004 Costa […]

Ugwuanyi Inaugurates Rice Seed Multiplication Farm In Enugu

[ad_1] Enugu – Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has inaugurated the maiden rice seed multiplication farm, a brainchild of Enugu State Graduate Farmers (ESGF) group. Speaking on Friday in Enugu, Ugwuanyi said during the event that the presence of a rice seed multiplication firm to serve thousands of rice farmers in the state was overdue. […]

FG boosts Kogi farmers with assorted inputs to mitigate COVID-19 impact

[ad_1] Alhaji Sabo Nanono The distribution of farm inputs was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, at the Ministry’s Warehouse at Okene road, Lokoja in Kogi State as contained in a statement signed by the Director, Information, Theodore Ogaziechi, which include a variety of seeds; cashew, sesame, soybeans, and tomatoes. […]

FG to distribute over 38,000kg of improved cashew seeds to farmers

[ad_1] The federal government says it is supporting smallholder farmers through their various associations and cooperatives with 38,142KG of improved cashew seeds for distribution to 3,798 of cashew farmers across the country. The Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, stated this on Thursday when he flagged off an exercise in Kogi State. He […]

COVID-19: 10,000 farmers to get firm’s fertilizer subsidy in Sokoto

[ad_1] No fewer than 10,000 smallholder farmers in Sokoto State will get subsidised fertiliser from OCP Africa, a company engaged in production and global exportation of phosphate-based fertiliser in Nigeria. The firm’s Area Commercial Manager, Mr Adam Idris, made this known at the inauguration of the fertiliser subsidy programme in Wurno Local Government rea of […]

Global food prices rebound in June – FAO

[ad_1] In June, global food commodity prices rose for the first time since the beginning of the year driven primarily by a ‘rebound’ in vegetable oils, sugar and dairy quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. It, however, said in the cereal and meat markets, most prices remained under downward pressure amid market […]

Vertical farming in LatAm: AgroUrbana closes $1m seed funding

Access to vertical farming technologies is deepening and widening across the world, bringing down the costs and hassle of locally producing anything from Singapore strawberries to Arctic tomatoes. In Latin America, however, indoor vertical farms are still largely written off on a continent known for its abundant fertile soil and plentiful sunlight. Why need of […]

The next phase of Black Soldier Fly farming

Last summer at a research lab on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, I nervously rolled up my sleeve and tucked my hand deep into a tray of pulsing, writhing maggots. (Yes, keeping in touch with the future of farming is a mandate the AFN newsroom takes literally.) The tray — and all its wriggly inhabitants […]