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[ad_1] There are a lot of unscientific technical trade barriers that adversely affect exportation to other countries. It is quite necessary that the Nigerian government begins to provide measures to solve such problems. All necessary problems in agricultural export business being faced in respect to explorations of produce across the country should be removed. READ […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – Stakeholders in the Agriculture sector have commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his directive that a three month moratorium be given to all Agricultural loans to cushion the effect of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Some of the stakeholders in separate interviews with DAILY INDEPENDENT said that it is a good step […]
[ad_1] Though the storms of hundreds of billions of locusts ravaging crops across East Africa have been the worst in seventy years, most crop damage around the world relates to something more fundamental — water, whether that’s floods, droughts or impurities. (Even the locusts themselves breed best after unusually heavy rainfall.) One way to monitor […]
[ad_1] The Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said that while there is currently no need for panic as there is enough food supply in the world to feed everyone, but shortage of fertilizers, veterinary medicines and other input could affect agricultural production going forward. FAO in the statement noted that […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of its broiler project, stating that the new phase is a build up to the pilot phase. Dr. Adeola Odedina, Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, dropped this hint during an inspection tour of Eweje Farm Institute in Odeda Local Government Area, where 54 […]
[ad_1] As we all “shelter in place” and “socially distance” ourselves, we are learning a lot about what we can live without. And what we can’t. Agri-foodtech investors seem to be collectively counting their blessings in that respect. “We probably have it better than many of our generalist VC peers because the only thing people […]
[ad_1] Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda, Peoples Democratic Party, FCT, yesterday donated 1,000 bags of rice (10kgs) and 150 cartons of hand sanitizers to the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA is to assist in the fight against the dreaded Conoravirus, COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Presenting the items in Abuja yesterday, Senator […]
[ad_1] AgFunder’s China AgriFood Startup Investing Report 2019 with Bits x Bites reveals that Chinese food and agriculture startups raised $3.6 billion last year, down 38% from 2018’s $5.8 billion. Last year didn’t see a repeat of 2018’s outsize transactions, like Meituan Dianping’s $1.5 billion pre-IPO raise. Also contributing to the decrease in investment in […]
[ad_1] The European Commission will propose, on Thursday, a package of measures to help the EU economy, hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The measures include a short-time work scheme, easier access to funds for farmers and fishermen as well as financing for development projects. The Commission expects the EU to go into a deep recession […]
[ad_1] Professor Bamidele Omitoyin, a former Dean of the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Ibadan, said: “There is no sense in continuing the school feeding programme when the participating schools are closed. Even if they want to give internally displaced people and orphanages, it is not proper. It is not hygienic this time.” […]
[ad_1] Irrigation farmers in Katsina State have expressed concerns over the shutdown of markets in cities like Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kaduna and Kano at the peak of the dry season tomato harvest. The development, according to the farmers, is threatening the market price of the produce in the state. Shu’aibu Sani, a tomato farmer in […]
[ad_1] As the 2020 farming commence, wet season farmers will not be part of the Federal Government’s mechanisation programme. This is coming on the heels of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s announcement that its mechanisation programme would begin in the next six months; apparently in September, 2020. September usually marks the commencement […]
[ad_1] If the current effort to develop lovastatin drugs that can help to control cholesterol levels from a certain mushroom type are intensified, then better days are ahead for mushroom farmers. Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in the blood. Medical experts believe that the body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high level […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday authorised the release of 70,000 metric tonnes of rice from the nation’s strategic grain reserves. The food will serve as part of palliatives for Nigerians living under the lockdown ordered to stem the spread of coronavirus. Boss Mustapha, Secretary of Government of the Federation and chair of the Presidential […]
[ad_1] The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has assured Nigerians that the current lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19 will not affect rice production and supply in the country. President of the association, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, stated this in a statement to newsmen Tuesday in Abuja. “We have enough rice paddy produced by […]