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Packed pepper Nsukka Perhaps coal could dry out on the once noisy mines in Enugu. Unlike the coal mining era, current activities do not require studying claustrophobic, cavernous tunnels dug deep into the bowels of the earth to unravel; they occur right on the surface of the earth. Activities involve the addition of agricultural value. […]
Dr. Babajide Adelekan, Vice-Rector of the Federal Agricultural Agricultural Enterprise, Ibadan, Oyo State, Education in agriculture is one of the most important factors of sustainable agriculture, since the lack of adequate technical know-how has contributed to business disruptions in the agro-industrial sectors. These were some materials from the Vice-Rector of the Federal Agricultural College (FCA), […]
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector called for a complete transformation of national food systems to prevent hunger and reduce poverty in Nigeria. According to them, zero hunger can be achieved in Nigeria if the right systems are created. Experts spoke at the second international conference organized by the Agriculture, Alexe Ecueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, […]
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating jobs for Nigerian youth through an e-wallet system, which will increase productivity and ensure sustainable development. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the head of Audu Ogbe, spoke about this during an agricultural exhibition / farm exhibition organized as part of the World Food Day […]
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Beef exports totalled 119,850 metric tonnes (mt), up 7% from a year ago, and valued at $751.7 million, exceeding the previous record of $722.1 million reached in May 2018. August exports accounted for 13.2% of total beef production, up from 12.5% a year ago. For beef muscle cuts only, the percentage exported was 11.2%, up […]
Brazilian farmers are expected to harvest up to 238.54 million tonnes of grain in the 2018/19 season, the government said on Thursday, with the South American country potentially breaking its production record thanks to expected corn and soy bumper crops. In the prior season, Brazilian farmers harvested some 227.91m tonnes of grains like soybeans and […]
Immediate former governor of the state of Delta, Dr. Emmanuel Uduagan, reported that over 30 percent of agricultural land in Niger The delta region was lost as a result of the devastating floods this year. Uduagan, a senatorial candidate from the All-Progressive Congress in the Delta-South Senate district in the general elections of 2019, noted […]
The executive governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said that Contec Global Agro's deployment of ICT research and tools for organic food production has a big promise for Nigeria to fulfill its food safety mission. Carrying out the Edo State Executive Director at research sites for tissue production and bio-organic fertilizer plants, the company’s […]
Canada continues to discuss possible resolutions to a durum wheat issue with Italian importers, Minister MacAulay says. During an Oct. 8 to 11 trade mission to Europe, MacAulay “met with the Italian grain industry (and) raised Canada’s serious concerns about market conditions in Italy which are hurting our durum wheat” exports, he told reporters today […]
Iraq’s farmlands are declining due to lack of rainfall and depleted soils, a report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed. Wheat and barley were affected particularly hard, the report said, but it also observed a general decline in the yield per acre of Iraq’s farmland due to “off-season rainfall and dust storms”. […]
Edo Commissioner for Women and Social Development, Ms. Magdalene Ochenhen, urged women in rural areas of the state to lay the key to the state's food and agriculture initiative. Ohenen gave advice during a press briefing to commemorate Women's International Women's Day in 2018 in Benin, saying that the program is aimed at boosting economic […]
Frost and a lack of rain could scale back Argentina’s wheat crop for the 2018-19 season, which is currently seen at a record 19.7 million tonnes, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday. According to the exchange’s weekly report, a lack of moisture in the soil in northern Argentine provinces and late frosts in […]
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has started receiving the 30 000 tonnes of wheat imported recently and millers who had temporarily closed shop due to the unavailability of the cereal are now expected to resume operations. The wheat was secured by GMAZ on an instalment prepayment arrangement. The wheat landed at Beira, Mozambique […]
Delta Govt. opens registration for flood affected farmers The Delta government on Tuesday announced that it had opened registrations for farmers whose farms had been washed away by a recent flood to record their data. Mr. Austin Ogoro, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, made this statement to commemorate World Food […]