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TTomorrow, Friday, October 12, poultry farmers around the world will celebrate World Egg Day – a day set aside to recognize the importance of eggs in human life. The event was organized in Vienna in Austria at the International Conference on Eggs (IEC) in 1996, when it was decided that World Egg Day would be […]
Farmers in the village of Sambalisa Birnin Kudu Local government in Jigawa says they urgently need roads in the area for easy transportation of agricultural products. Speaking on behalf of the community in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN), the chairman of the Development Association of Sambalis Malam Abdullahi Sabo appealed to Governor […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urged the federal government to add value to Nigeria’s agricultural products in order to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Mr. Sufyan Koroma, a representative of the FAO country, phoned Abuja on Tuesday for a walk organized to commemorate World Food Day 2018. Koroma, who stressed […]
Farmers in drought-stricken parts of Australia are celebrating after the heavens opened up this week, inundating parched lands with more than a month’s rain in one day following the country’s driest September on record. Eastern Australia has been suffering from an extended dry period — in some regions stretching across several years — leaving farmers […]
A day after farmers protested for higher crop prices on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, the BJP-led government on Wednesday approved MSP for rabi crops ensuring at least 50 per cent profit over production cost, including a Rs 105 hike for wheat. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved […]
In a notice to millers, Tafadzwa Musara, chairman of GMAZ, said the country’s flour stocks are critically low and it was important that major bread bakers been given priority. Zim’s major bakers GMAS’s notice listed nine bakers, which, according to the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ), account for 95% of the bread supply to […]
The latest foodservice price index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing also said the hot summer means key prices are likely to rise soon. In meat and poultry, prices have continued to decline since spring, falling by 2.1% in August month on month and 5% year on year. After a dry summer, more price rises are […]
“It is safe to say we can secure a bumpy grain harvest this year,” Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu told Xinhua in an interview. China is expected to reap at least 600 billion kg of autumn grain this year, Han said, adding that the output and inventory of wheat and rice will […]
[File] Governor of the host state, Abiola Ajimobi.Photo: Twitter / AAAjimobi The Oyo state government said its investment summit in agriculture is expected to bridge the gap between farmers, agricultural producers, agricultural sectors, research institutes, government, agricultural banks and private companies. Scheduled on Thursday and Friday on October 11 and 12, 2018 at the summit […]
FAO’s latest forecast for global cereal production in 2018 has been raised by 3 million tonnes since the previous report in September, to 2 591 million tonnes; still 63 million tonnes (2.4 percent) below last year’s record high. World wheat production in 2018 is forecast at 722.4 million tonnes, nearly unchanged from the previous month […]
Stakeholders at a conference in Abuja on Tuesday called on the federal government to immediately establish a Conflict and Conflict Resolution Commission to address the lingering crisis of shepherd farmers in the country. They also urged the government to increase security measures so that both farmers and shepherds feel safe. However, they stated that the […]
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell in September due to growing inventories of key staples. The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.4 percent from August and is now 7.4 percent below its level during September 2017. The FAO Cereal Price Index dropped 2.8 percent, led by maize as expectations of a very large crop in […]
India raised the price at which it buys new-season wheat from local farmers by 105 rupees or 6 percent, the farm minister said on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to defuse discontent among farmers ahead of elections in 2019. The revised purchase price of 1,840 rupees ($25.09) per 100 kg for 2019 compares […]
The Nigeria Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN) in Katsina has encouraged its members, who have benefited from the first phase of the Anchor Borrowings Program (ABP) to repay loans. The chairman of RIFAN, Alhaji Shuaibu Wakili, called in an interview with the Nigeria news agency (NAN) in Daura on Tuesday. The Nigeria News Agency (NAN) reports […]
The new North American trade deal gives U.S. wheat easier access to Canada but it is not expected to result in a large influx of U.S. wheat. The agreement allows U.S. wheat to be treated the same as Canadian wheat in the Canadian grain grading system. Previously, U.S. wheat was downgraded automatically. The chair of […]