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Some participants in a two-week capacity-building course for unemployed graduates and women in Lagos have said their goals include feeding Nigerians with nutritious fish, export processed products, create jobs by employing farm hands, self-empowerment … The post Our goal is feeding Nigerian with local fish, says NIOMR trainees appeared first on – Nigeria and World […]
By Jim Rex-Lawson Moses There is no doubt that there is a renewed effort by government to advance the business of food production in Nigeria to alleviate poverty, end starvation, create employment and attain food sufficiency for the nation. Rural Farmers This, the government has demonstrated genuinely through various intervention funds for agriculture. The setting up of […]
China intends to announce this month the first batch of U.S. soybean purchases where most, if not all, will be destined for state reserves, according to government officials. The final decision will be made by the State Council or cabinet, said the people, who declined to be identified as the matter is confidential. Details to […]
Mr Shitu Kabir, the National President, Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, says all hands must be on deck to get rid of sniper infested beans in the market. Kabir made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the […]
Farmers in Kogi State are to benefit from the 200 million dollars World Bank funds under its Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) project. Kogi State Project Coordinator of APPEALS, Dr. Sanni Abdullahi Ozomata in a statement issued in Lokoja today by the project’s Communications Officer, Mr. Ocholi Ikani said 60,000 Nigerian farmers […]
For a second year in a row China has set a record for rice production, this time with a yield of more than 18 tons on a hectare. This is almost three times the average in neighboring Japan, where farmers favor flavor over quantity and do not have 1.4 billion people to nourish. The record […]
The Katarkawa Enclave Farmers Association in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State has petitioned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over alleged taking over of their farmlands by the council. The petition, which was addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, was signed by the chairman of the […]
Scientists from IBM Research and Hello Tractor are piloting an agriculture digital wallet and decision-making tool which provides demand and supply visibility for farmers, tractor fleet providers and banks to give farmers the equipment and technology they need to build a sustainable farm. The technology was unveiled on Tuesday at the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa […]
Trade By Franca Ofili The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANT) on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase funding and monitoring mechanisms of agricultural policies to create the much-needed impact on the populace. Mr Ken Ukaoha, president of the association said this at the joint sector review of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme […]
The bumper harvest of onion recorded in Sokoto this year is translating into an income boom for its farmers in the state. Many of the farmers, who spoke to this reporter, could not hide their happiness over what one of them described as a rewarding development. “This year‘s harvest is favourable and rewarding to onion […]
The Finance Ministry of Indonesia has made an official statement about the imposition of zero duty on palm oil exports from the country instead of currently charged USD 50/MT. No levies from palm exporters will be collected when domestic prices for crude palm oil are USD 570/MT or lower, but USD 25/MT will be charged […]
ADVERTISEMENT Turkey is a common poultry bird in Nigeria usually farmed at homes. A renowned turkey farmer based in Masaka, Nasarawa State, Mrs. Jerry Ngwankwe, said turkey eggs are incubated for 28 days before hatching. Thereafter, the turkeys take some weeks on the farm before reaching maturity. The farmer said they require vaccination at least […]
Philips Ojo Dr. Philips Ojo is the Director- General of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC). During the just concluded AgraInnovate’s exhibition in Lagos, he spoke with Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, on the importance of seeds to food security, the menace of seed adulteration and efforts of the council to rid the farming space […]
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow imports of U.S. beef and beef products into Morocco. 2018 is the first year that U.S. beef and poultry exporters have access to Morocco’s market under the terms of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade […]
The dry season is here again. Outbreaks of avian influenza, popularly called bird flu, always trail the outset of the season. Annually, the deadly strain of the virus, H5N1, has repeatedly re-emerges in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. It is safer, more economically better and more desirable to take precautions to prevent the outbreak of […]