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The federal government has been curged to promote global best practiceS of ranching so that pastoralists can rely on farmers for the supply of fodder to augment their animal feeds. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Benue State Peace Seminar, held at the New Banquet Hall, Government House, Makurdi. […]
ADVERTISEMENT Bauchi State Government is to vaccinate 1.6 million livestock against various animal contagious diseases in the state. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barrister Yakubu Kirfi, disclosed this at the 2018 livestock vaccination campaign flagged off in Chinade, Katagum Local Government Area of the state. .In his address, Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar said […]
India’s wheat production could fall in 2019 from record output this year as lower moisture levels and higher temperatures in key growing regions are threatening yields of the winter-sown crop, farmers and analysts told Reuters. A drop in output could lift local wheat prices and force the world’s second-biggest producer to reduce import taxes on […]
NACGRAB’s temporary gene bank Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, writes on the apathy of farmers and entrepreneurs towards improved crop varieties, agricultural technologies and innovations being developed by universities, research institutes and agricultural colleges as well as how to speed up the adoption rate to ensure productivity and food sufficiency. Agricultural technologies and food sufficiency […]
THE Execution Director General/ chief Executive Officer of National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Dr. Rufus Ebegba has said safe and quality seeds can only be made available to farmers through the collaboration of relevant Agencies. Ebegba made this disclosure at the Institutional Biosafety Committee workshop held in Abuja with the theme “Institutionalizing Biosafety Guidelines and […]
High rate of soil pollution is threatening food security in Nigeria, President of Soil Science Society of Nigeria, Professor Bashiru Raji has warned. He gave this warning in a statement in Abuja on the 5th of December as part of activities to mark the World Soil Day, which is celebrated to highlight the important role […]
Processing cat fish • Ban Can’t Be Lifted Till Challenges Are Addressed — FCFN• Govt Is Working To Remove Trade Barrier — NAQS Those waiting to see the United States lift ban on Nigerian processed fish may have to wait a little longer. This is based on feelers that Nigeria is not close to meeting […]
Palm oil Business opportunities in palm oil in Nigeria are quite many. From kernel to refined oil, the palm produce industry has empowered millions of small-scale farmers and middlemen marketing such. It is estimated that palm oil makes up almost 50 per cent of edible oils consumed in Nigeria. Apart from being a popular ingredient […]
Rice importation into Nigeria would end by 2020, the Policy Adviser of the John Kufuor Foundation (JKF), Hon. Abraham Dwuma, has said. He also said that Africa Rice Advocacy Platform (ARAP) under the JKF was also focused to achieve zero importation of rice on the continent. Dwuma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Fish farming is a promising business for small scale investors in Lagos. There are many ventures and job opportunities in the industry.To increase this, the state is partnering the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) to build a resource hub for aquaculture, with focus on fish breeding and technology, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Lagos State is […]
• Sultan Wants More Funds For Research And Extension ServicesFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigerians should be worried of the nation’s changing demography, economic stagnation and retrogressing agricultural production. The elder statesman said this at the just concluded Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) held in Sokoto. He noted that by 2050, the […]
The Chairman of Technical Committee on Nigerian Yam Export Programme, Prof. Simon Irtuwange, has said the country could earn N4.01 trillion on seed yam annually if it adopts Aeroponics system. Our correspondent reports that Aeroponics enables farmers to plant yam in the air without the use of soil, a system developed by the Yam Improvement […]
The Federal Government has been urged to implement its import prohibition law on agricultural produce, in order to encourage farmers, boost production and maximise profit. The use of import prohibition as a policy in the country was designed to promote local industry, provide employment among others. National President, Association of Small Business Owner of Nigeria […]
In this interview with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, DR OLAYIWOLA OLUBAMIWA, the Director/Chief Executive of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, (with the mandate covering cocoa, cashew, coffee, kola and tea) explains the challenges of cash crop production, especially cocoa, to include absence of a board and poor value chain […]
U.S. wheat prices are lower than those of competing countries, but experts say it’s still a tough export market. Market analyst Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann cites International Grains Council data, saying U.S. wheat is now a better value than that of all major competitors, with U.S. soft red winter wheat at $216 per metric ton, $10 per […]