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[ad_1] Cassava products are in remarkably high demand all over the world to produce various products and compounding of animal feeds. The advent of global warming has put cassava on the front burner as a prime raw material to produce ethanol which does not emit carbon dioxide unlike fossil fuels. High cost of grains like […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Kwara State, and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have trained some stakeholders in cocoa, cassava and leafy vegetables businesses on requirements in the international markets. The south-west zonal training, in collaboration with Synergy Impact Consultants Limited, and with the support of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine […]
[ad_1] The minister says 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory have registered with the NLTP Office. Seven states have set out 19 grazing reserves for the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said. He disclosed this at the 44TH Regular Meeting of […]
[ad_1] Edo State government has called for support and collaboration of all stakeholders to restore and preserve forest reserves in the state. The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Osaigbovo Iyoha, gave the charge during a one-day technical session with the theme, ‘Promoting Forest Management for Sustainable Social and Economic Development in Edo State.’ […]
As supermarkets and QSRs (Quick Service Restaurants) are asking poultry processors for high volumes of typical portioned products, Marel has offered help in responding to this high demand by introducing I-Cut 122 TrimSort From a single stream of incoming products, I-Cut 122 TrimSort can cut various high-value boneless products. (Image source: Adobe stock) I-Cut 122 […]
[ad_1] The programme will assist 10,000 farmers cultivating rice, maize, and soybean within Nigeria’s Kebbi, Cross River, and Benue. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced that it has awarded a $500,000 (N205 million) co-investment grant through its West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade hub) to PYXERA Global to boost […]
IFC and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has launched a new programme that will leverage greater private sector investments to support the food production value chain across Africa and increase access to finance for rural farmers and businesses IFC will bring a combination of private and blended finance solutions as well […]
Agricultural technology manufacturer LEMKEN has introduced the new OptiStone automatic overload protection for its Juwel, Diamant and Titan ploughs The OptiStone overload protection features high-strength radial spherical plain bearings to keep the plough bodies stable as the system deflects. (Image source: LEMKEN) At the heart of the OptiStone is a closed system of highly stable […]
[ad_1] Decades after being the leader in oil palm production in the world, Nigeria is currently an importer of the product due to negligence of the sector. In the 1950s and 1960s, oil palm farming was a key sector of the Nigerian economy. The sector generated about 43 per cent of the world’s total production. Nigeria was […]
[ad_1] Edo, Sokoto and Ekiti recorded price deflation or negative inflation (general decrease in the general price level of food or a negative food inflation rate) within the period. Kogi, Ogun and Anambra recorded the highest prices in food items in the month of May, the consumer price index (CPI) report released on Tuesday by […]
[ad_1] Prior to her appointment, Ms Dunford worked as the Assistant to the Administrator in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Bureau for Resilience and Food Security. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 15, 2021/ — The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Dunford as Vice President, Agriculture, Human […]
Research from the Roslin Institute has identified genes in chickens that could offer resistance to harmful bacteria commonly found in poultry and could inform ways to limit the risk of associated food poisoning in people Genes highlighted in this study included the Major Histocompatibility Complex. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The study has identified a large […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed a handbook to help countries measure their foodborne disease burden and identify food safety system needs and data gaps so they can strengthen national infrastructure and better protect people’s health There are more than 250 different food hazards that cause various health issues such as acute or long-term […]
[ad_1] Nike Mbulu speaks about the effect of poor storage on farmers’ productivity. Nike Mbulu is the Chief Executive Officer of Accent Integrated Farms in Lagos. She owns five hectares of land where she grows vegetables and rears animals. Currently, she has 11 staff. Before establishing the farm in 2015, she worked in a financing […]
[ad_1] Nigeria’s food inflation is highest in 15 years and insecurity, COVID-19, climate change and economic policies have pushed food prices beyond the reach of millions. The prices of poultry products in Nigeria are at their highest levels ever as the country faces its worst food inflation in at least 15 years, traders, consumers and producers in […]