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The police in Jigawa deployed a detachment of shock groups to stop even more destruction of agricultural land in the area of the local government of Kirikasamm in the state of nomadic shepherds. Police spokesman Jigawa SP Abdu Zingiri told Nigeria News Agency on Tuesday that state police commissioner Bala Senchi had mobilized a “huge […]
The wheat harvest is underway in the north of Argentina with early signs suggesting initial yields are already below expectations, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange has warned Thursday. Despite less than 1% of the crop being harvested, the effects of drought and then cold weather and frosts have become apparent, BAGE said. “The first yields […]
China’s summer grain yields dropped by more than 3 million tons this year compared with 2017, representing a significant decrease in production, at a time when Beijing aims to reduce its reliance on imports from the United States. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), total nationwide grain production in summer 2018 […]
Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recommended that developing countries intensify the development of the rural economy to accommodate youth. A recent FAO report lamented inadequate resources and attention to agriculture, which is the main focus of rural development, stressing that modernizing the sector in poor areas […]
A new study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) showed that Nigeria meets the criteria necessary to ensure food security, create jobs and increase wealth through agriculture. The findings say that the successful eradication of poverty through agriculture depends on whether the country has enough […]
пліснявиMorocco and France have signed a partnership agreement on cereals. France showed interest in exporting its wheat to the Moroccan market. Chakib Alj, president of the National Federation of Mills (FNM) and Philippe Heusele, president of France Export Cereales signed the agreement on Tuesday in Casablanca, as part of the 21st conference on “The Franco-Moroccan […]
The Philippines is easing restrictions on imports and resorting to increasing imports of sugar and grains to tackle inflation in the country. Inflation in the Philippines reached a 9-year-high in September at 6.7%, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. The country is grappling with high inflation this year due to a slew of reasons. […]
Kebbi State Government deployed aerosol sprays of rice farms seized by grasshoppers and other pests in Amburs, Byrnin Kebbi and other affected areas of local government. When inspecting affected farms on Sunday, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu assured farmers in the state of the safety of their rice and other crops. READ MORE: Input suppliers groan under […]
Crushers in Brazil are running out of soybeans amid tougher competition from Chinese buyers for the remaining 2017-18 season supplies. Brazilian crushers have been working with negative margins since the second half of September, leading some to slow the pace of processing, according to Cepea, the University of Sao Paulo’s research arm. The soy rally […]
Europe’s nascent dairy futures market has received a much-needed liquidity boost, as concern over a dip in production following a blazing hot summer drives trading volumes higher. A total of almost 20,000 tonnes worth of skimmed milk powder, butter and whey were traded on the EEX in September, the highest monthly volume on record. Since […]
The government of Kebbi has approved the N500m fund for the development of rural roads and agriculture. The statement was contained in a statement signed by the chief spokesman for Governor Abubakar Bagood Alhaji Muadzu Dakngari and to the provided journalists on Monday. The statement said that the funds in the amount of 500 million […]
The amount of US corn inspected for export in the week ended October 4 totaled 1.351 million mt, up 132% from the 582,248 mt inspected in the year-ago week, data from the Department of Agriculture showed Tuesday. The most recent reporting period’s total was 1.9% lower than the 1.377 million mt of corn inspected in […]
Flooded farm in Kebbi State As the world celebrates Food Day tomorrow (October 16), scientists, farmers, and entrepreneurs have proposed practical ways to solve food production problems, rather than empty crying and cosmetic approaches from the government. They suggested, among other things, finding solutions in large investments in new irrigation infrastructure, rehabilitation of existing ones, […]
A new study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) showed that Nigeria meets the criteria necessary to ensure food security, create jobs and increase wealth through agriculture. The findings say that the successful eradication of poverty through agriculture depends on whether the country has enough […]
In accordance with the proposed federal government plans to begin the commercialization of genetically modified crops (GMOs), the National President of the Small Women Farmers Organization of Nigeria (according to the proposed federal government plans to begin the commercialization of genetically modified crops (GMOs) National President of the Small Women Farmers Organization of Nigeria (SWOFON), […]