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The National Deputy President of the Nigerian Rice Farmers Association, Mr. Segun Ato, advised parents to encourage their children to farm.Speaking in a one-day training program on rice production and application of materials organized by the association in Badagri, Lagos, Ato said that parents should change their attitude towards agriculture and encourage their children to […]
El Nino swells to boost Atlantic grain transportation
Zimbabwe is eyeing a cumulative figure of $2 billion over the next two years on growing demand of sunflower and other oil producing seeds on the international market. Demand for sunflower seed on the international market is growing prompting players in the industry to project a massive jump in returns over the next two years. […]
Chi Farms Ltd Cleaning and disinfection of farms; heating 24 hours before the arrival of the chickens; even temperature distribution, ventilation; sufficient space for feeding and drinking; proper lithuanian coverage and adequate coverage are some of the most important steps that a farmer must ensure to succeed in poultry farming and agriculture. They were disclosed […]
plantain (banana) Are you a farmer who is struggling with productivity, profitability and sustainability? Growing a plantain can be a successful wand that can reward your years of fruitless labor. Growing plantain is one of the simplest and most useful works in Nigeria. Or are you a new enthusiast who is not sure which cult […]
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu The Justice and Peace Development Center (JDPC) and ActionAid Nigeria identified some problems in the agricultural sector, revealing that they represent barriers to farmers in the Ondo state. At a one-day advisory meeting on the state budget of agriculture Ondo in 2019 in Akura on Tuesday, organizations were interested […]
The share of Brazil’s exports destined for China rose to 85 percent in Aug. 7 percentage points above the previous month, following the implementation of Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans, the Agriculture Department’s Foreign Agricultural Services said in its monthly oilseeds report. “This has resulted in higher prices for Brazilian soybeans that discouraged purchases by […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest 24 billion dollars. The United States in agricultural agriculture for the next 10 years to pull out a billion people from hunger all over the world. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of AfDB, who reported this on Wednesday at an agricultural conference at Purdue University in Indianapolis, called on […]
AUSTRALIA continued its pattern of a lone bulk cargo per month in July with exports totalling 46,399 tonnes, down 20 per cent from the June figure of 57,810t, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australian Oilseeds Federation (AOF) executive officer, Nick Goddard, said such low exports at this time […]
Prices of edible oils – crude palm oil (CPO) and refined soy oil (RSO) – in futures market fell for the third consecutive month in August and softened in September too, in line with the global trend and higher stocks. In international markets, soy oil prices on CBOT plunged more than 18 per cent this […]
Indonesia’s president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday, in a blow to an industry blamed for environmental destruction and worker exploitation. Prabianto Mukti Wibowo, a deputy minister at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, said the moratorium, first announced by president […]
One of the largest buyers of Canadian wheat has a problem with the quality of the product. Peru purchased more than one million tonnes of Canadian wheat in 2017-18, making it Canada’s sixth largest customer. “We normally don’t think of Peru as a strong export market but they are,” said Cam Dahl, president of Cereals […]
A company in Scotland has unveiled what it claims is arguably the world’s most technically advanced indoor farm. Intelligent Growth Solutions’ vertical farm uses artificial intelligence and specially designed power and communication technologies. The firm says this reduces energy costs by 50 per cent and labour costs by 80 per cent when compared to other […]
That tonnage would be lower than last year’s crop when farmers harvested 300.2m tons of grains. Coceral also revised down the wheat crop from 138.8m tons to 129.9m tons, which would again be lower than the 141.9m tons reached in 2017. It said the reductions mainly concern wheat production in Germany, France, the UK and […]
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