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[ad_1] The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) […]
[ad_1] Tutaabsoluta, a dreaded tomato pest, widely known as ‘tomato ebola,’ is posing a serious threat to irrigation farmers in Katsina State. The season has witnessed mass cultivation of tomato, courtesy of its high market price and demand across the country. However, many of the producers failed to take measures as early as possible because […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Farmers’ Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) in Ga’ate community, Kokona, Nasarawa State, is going into massive fodder production, using hydroponic technology. The farm is also constructing a dam that has the capacity to hold 320million litres of water, which is expected to be completed in April this year. The dam is also […]
[ad_1] The absence of extension services across the country has been identified as one of the main challenges facing farmers across value-chain in the agriculture sector. The managing director of Agripreneuship Professional Services (APS) Limited, Tajudeen Yahaya, made this known in Abuja in an interview with our reporter. According to him, many grassroots farmers, especially […]
[ad_1] On March 4, 2020, OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, a world leading company in the phosphate industry, entered into a tripartite agreement with three Nigerian agricultural research institutes for the development of special fertilisers for oil palm and tomato production. The three research institutes are the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), […]
[ad_1] A professor of crop production in the Kaduna State University (KASU), Ibrahim Sodangi, has described herbicides as “huge blessing” to agricultural production in the country. Sodangi, who specialises in weed science, said this in Kaduna at the 8th Inaugural Professorial Lecture, organised by the KASU in his honour. He said herbicides were chemicals used […]
[ad_1] Tomato is grown in different parts of Nigeria and is one of the daily consumables of the people. Research shows that about 30 per cent of yearly production of this crop is wasted for lack of preservation mechanism. To stop this wastage, investors have been called to come into the agriculture sector and set […]
[ad_1] To cushion the effect of market closure across Lagos State, as a restrictive measures to break the transmission of Covid-19, the state government has set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across selected council areas. The makeshift markets will be located at Bishop Aggey Primary School, Ilasamaja; Ajenifuja Primary […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of its broiler project. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, who disclosed this during an inspection tour of Eweje Farm Institute in Odeda Local Government Area, said the new phase, is a build-up to the pilot phase, where 54 beneficiaries were empowered […]
[ad_1] Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202m to 2,250 start-ups, which spreads across five Local Government Areas of the state. The councils were selected to benefit from the programme in 2012 and 2013 based on their low-income status, but the implementation of the programme reportedly failed until Governor Godwin […]
[ad_1] With a lockdown imminent, the Lagos State government is set to distribute an economic stimulus package to Lagosians as they continue to strive to limit the spread of coronavirus. The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained that the first stage is targeting 200,000 households at an estimation of six people per household. With images […]
[ad_1] Deputy Editor, SAM NWAOKO, reports that after complaints of sustained destruction of their crops and economy, farm holders and settlers at the Ido (Olowa) Farm Settlement in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State decided to take the bull by the horns by personally chasing both the cows and their herders from their farms, […]
[ad_1] Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), says it stands to lose about N3 trillion over government’s restriction order on vehicular interstate movement to curb the spread of the COVID-19. The PAN President, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, who disclosed this during a press conference on Friday in Maiduguri, said the measure was à threat to the country’s […]
[ad_1] The Lagos State government has announced an economic stimulus for residents of the state who are currently indoors over the coronavirus as it has offered to provide some food items to them at their doorsteps which will last them for 14 days. Disclosing this on Friday, March 27, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the idea […]
[ad_1] Hard hit by the drastic fall in oil prices, Chad and Angola have found an unusual way to honour their financial commitments. Chad has committed to deliver 75,000 cattle to Angola over six years to repay a debt of $100 million contracted in 2017. This is equivalent to about $1,300 per cow. More than […]