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[ad_1] Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, spoke to some journalists in Lagos, last week, on what his government is doing to uplift the state in the areas of agriculture, infrastructure development and power among others. He also disclosed how states are short-changed of earnings from mineral exploitation and his plans to make Nasarawa one […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in the agricultural sector recently gathered at the Johnson Agiri Complex in Oko-Oba, Agege area of Lagos state to discuss and give more enlightenment to farmers on the importance of record keeping in their various farms. The meeting which was put together by the Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support […]
[ad_1] As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the deadly Coronavirus on Nigerians, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, National President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has affirmed the need to upscale the nation’s agricultural production. Ibrahim, in an address titled a Clarion call to all stakeholders to help mitigate the effects of […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government has adopted a number of biosecurity measures at every facility within the Oko-Oba abattoir and lair age complex and other slaughter houses in the State to mitigate the spread of the novel COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Gbolahan Lawal, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, explained that the Government has stopped all […]
[ad_1] Country Director of Oxfam in Nigeria, Constant Tchona, has called for an urgent need for improved agricultural productivity in the country especially given the changing climate patterns that affect rainfall and speed up erosion and desertification through the country. He stated this during the launch of Oxfam Agriculture Budget Trends Analysis Report, as he […]
[ad_1] Cowpea is an herbaceous (without woody stem) crop widely grown in West and Central Africa and Asia. It is one of the staple food items in Nigeria. The scientific name of this leguminous plant is vigna unguiculata but it is commonly called black-eyed pea, field pea, southern pea, crowder pea, bachapin bean, china pea, […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Winnie Leung is vice president at Bits x Bites, an agtech and foodtech-focused venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China. AgFunder produces its annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report in partnership with Bits x Bytes. AgFunder is the parent company of AFN. Last year, agrifood startups in China – the sector’s biggest […]
[ad_1] Strictly speaking, vertical farming has been with us since the dawn of agriculture; it would be interesting to see wheat growing any way other than vertically. But the term, despite its ambiguity, is now recognized shorthand for vertically stacked farming, where layers of crops are grown on top of each other, and where conditions like light, […]
[ad_1] Prohibited items worth N98, 318,760 allegedly smuggled into Kwara and Niger State, three weeks ago, have been seized by the joint border drill operations in the North Central zone. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, coordinator of the joint operations in the North Central zone, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, said that the items […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Based in Singapore, John Friedman is director of AgFunder’s Asia operations and investment director at GROW, the global agrifood tech accelerator backed by AgFunder and supported by Enterprise Singapore. AgFunder is AFN’s parent company. Having received nearly 500 entries from startups and academic R&D teams across the globe, applicants to the United […]
[ad_1] Rice is a goldmine. In fact, it is gold. It means staple for millions of people and it costs the millions a large portion of their disposable incomes. And Asian countries which have perfected production, processing and packaging technologies currently dominate the supply chain around the world and have the lion’s share of the […]
[ad_1] Following the recent unveiling of rice pyramids in the country, many stakeholders have explained how government could raise more pyramids in the years to come. The Chief Executive Officer, Wal-Wanne and Sons limited, Dr Abiso Kabir, who first unveiled rice pyramid in 2018, said despite the setback suffered in the hands of Boko Haram […]
[ad_1] Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its fourth quarter (Q4) & Full Year 2019 GDP report, said that the Nigerian economy grew by 2.3% in 2019, compared to 1.9% in 2018, while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.55% (year-on-year). Recently figures from the rating agencies Bloomberg and the International Momentary Fund […]
[ad_1] The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has charged the leadership of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to do more in the area of disseminating information about the progress in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led agricultural revolution. Okechukwu, who gave the charge after the emergence of Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim as the […]
Entrepreneurs are making agriculture more attractive to youths by showcasing stories about people who are into agribusiness. They are using Agribusiness TV, DANIEL ESSIET reports. The web and electronic media play very important roles in the dissemination of agricultural information. This is because they reach a wide range of audience at a very fast rate. […]