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Cocoa pods The Cross River State government plans to break away from over-dependence on the monthly allocations for Abuja. Its area of focus is the production of cocoa, rice, poultry products and establishment of processing mills, among others. To achieve this, the state is encouraging farmers with incentives, especially from the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to […]
The Lagos State government has supported a total of 1,252 farmers in various farming enterprise, to boost their productive capacities in line with the state’s food security objective. The Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony of the 2018 Agricultural Value Chain Empowerment Programme, said the initiative is aimed at reducing […]
Happy New Year. The holidays are over and its back to the farm. But how did you perform in 2018? It is time to take stock of not only what you did, but how you did it. Did you make a profit or a loss? This is a question that should come to mind If […]
Regular consumers of plantain, banana, mango and other types of fruits, especially those bought in markets, risk contracting life-threatening diseases. The health threats have been linked to application of agents to forcefully or prematurely ripen these fruits and make them ready. The most commonly used ripening agent is Calcium carbide. It is capable of quickly […]
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Alhaji Saidu Abubakar Madagwa, has explained why it was necessary to decentralise the research outreach centres in the country. Speaking to Daily Trust on Sunday at a two-day workshop on change management with the theme: Nigeria Economic Growth: Human Capital Development Through Change Management […]
No fewer than 120,000 rice farmers in Kano State will benefit from the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) for this year’s dry season farming. The state Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kano on Tuesday. […]
Imports of soybeans from the United States by the European Union have increased by a massive 112% knocking its traditional source of Brazil into second place. Soybeans from the US happen to be a very attractive feed option for European importers and users, thanks to their competitive prices. The latest EU data show that from […]
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing here on Friday said that China was interested to enhance its import of potato, cherry, wheat besides increasing its investments in other sectors of economy to further cement the bilateral trade and investment relations between both the countries. The Ambassador of China called on Federal Minister for National Food […]
Wintery conditions marked by lower-than-normal temperature have improved the prospects for a bumper wheat output this rabi season, even though scanty rains could affect other crops including barley, mustard and chickpeas. The standing wheat saplings have gained as day and night temperatures have plummeted, with clear skies boosting the vegetative growth of the crop. This […]
Drought, long time prevails in Brazil, continues to cause damage to soybean crops. In Association Aprosoja Brasil reported that in some regions of the country for 30 days had no precipitation, with the result that the losses of farmers will increase. Consulting Agency INTL FCStone through adverse weather conditions reduced the forecast of soybean production 4 million […]
On January 09, Egypt purchased 415 KMT of Russian milling wheat to be delivered on February 20-28 and on March 1-10, 2019 at an average price of USD 264.87/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled USD 263.90/MT C&F, reports UkrAgroConsult. So, the purchase included the following: – February 20-28 delivery Quantity, KMT Origin […]
Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks in December 2018 rose to 6.92 per cent to a record high of 3.22 million tonnes from 3.01 million tonnes in November. Crude palm oil (CPO) stocks increased 8.40 per cent to 1.94 million tonnes during the month from 1.79 million tonnes in the preceding month. Stocks of processed palm […]
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 161.7 points in December 2018, nearly unchanged from its November value as lower dairy and sugar quotations were largely offset by firmer cereal prices and somewhat higher prices of meat and oils. For the whole of 2018, the FFPI averaged 168.4 points, down 3.5 percent from 2017 and […]
…why government must intervene The activities of middlemen have continued to raise concern among agricultural stakeholders in the country. Dr Jacob Mboya Wapa of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, painted the picture of the consequences of government leaving farmers and consumers in the hands of middlemen in the country. “Generally in agricultural production, […]
Nigeria Customs Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘B’ has made seizure of three cartons of Tramadol 255mg and 1,100 bags of foreign per boiled Rice Duty worth over 54 million Naira in Kaduna. The Area Controller of the zone, Mohammed Sarkin Kebbi disclosed this in Kaduna while conducting newsmen round the seized items. Controller Kebbi explains […]