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The African Development Bank (AfDB) today said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava and other eight other commodities on the continent.
Sokoto Residents Happy As Tomato Prices Drop, Few days after Eid el fitri celebration, prices of tomatoes have dropped in Sokoto even as the merchants attributed the general high cost of tomatoes in the state to non -availability of tomato produced in the state. From N22, 000 per basket, it plummeted to between N12, 000 […]
“Jigawa Farming Activities Resume” Farming activities in the 2018 rainy season have started in most of the local government areas of Jigawa, investigations by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have revealed. NAN observed that in view of the regular rainfalls across the state, most farmers have considered the soil wet enough for them to start […]
The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st (GCP21) century will on 17 April 2018 hold a world press conference to announce the fourth International Cassava Conference billed to take place in Cotonou, Benin in 11-15 June 2018.
“Dizengoff Advises Farmers On Pest Control” As the planting season gets underway, Dizengoff has advised farmers across the country not to take pest control for granted in preparing their fields for cultivation. The advice came through the company’s manager, in charge of agrochemicals Stephen Adeniran in a chat in Lagos, while previewing progress so far […]
Dizengoff Monster Tractors, A two high capacity tractors from Dizengoff Nigeria has arrived Jigawa state to help boost sugar cane farmers productivity in the state. The tractors were received by the Great Northern Agriculture Business Limited for the cultivation of its ambitious 12,000 hectares sugarcane farm in Jigawa state. The two CASE IH tractors delivered […]
The Vice Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Saminu Ibrahim, a professor, on Tuesday observed that 80 per cent of farming activities in Nigeria concentrated on crop production. Ibrahim made the observation in Bauchi at a public lecture titled “Unleashing Agricultural Potentials for Diversion of Nigeria’s Economy” organised by Alumni of Ahmadu Bello University, […]
Nigeria Agriculture, Under three years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the agric sector has witnessed a dramatic transformation. The sector looks good to drive the on-going economic diversification. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that agriculture was one of the largest contributors to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) […]
100 Ekiti Cocoa Farmers Get Improved Seedlings: A community leader, Chief Sesan Fabamise, has donated 10,000 cocoa seedlings to 100 farmers in Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti, to increase cocoa production and to boost the economy of the community. Speaking during the distribution of the seedlings, Fabamise said his desire to embark on the mission was borne out […]
Lagos Plans 32 Tonnes Per Hour Rice Mill: The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Toyin Suarau, says the state is completing the process of establishing a 32 tonnes per hour rice mill at Imota, projected to produce 2.6 million 50kg bags of rice per annum. The commissioner made the disclosure at the recent 2018 […]
A bill seeking to prohibit the production, transportation and sale of charcoal in Kwara State has passed through second reading at the Kwara State House of Assembly. (Kwara Ban Charcoal Production) Also, another one seeking chain saw mills to plant a tree in place of felled ones passed the second reading. To this end, a public […]
NBMA Signs Training Agreement With ICGEB, The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a training agreement with the Italy based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) to boost the capacity of its staff to properly regulate modern biotechnology in Nigeria. The agreement, which took effect immediately with a training session, aims to […]
Benue Fertiliser: The Benue State Executive Council has approved N4,000 for the sale of 50kg bag of all brands of fertiliser for the 2018 cropping season. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Lawrence Onoja, who disclosed this in Makurdi while briefing newsmen, said the SEC had ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to source for vendors that […]
As a maize farmer, good yield determines how profitable your farm can be; so learning how to increase your crop yield is key to your success and sustainability. Consider the following steps for increased maize yield: Increase Maize Yield: Tips To Increase Your Maize Yield In 2018 Choose good seed varieties Having quality seeds is key […]
A new pest—southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Stoll)—has been discovered in West and Central Africa! This introduced second armyworm species from the Americas was first found in cassava fields in south-eastern Nigeria in December 2016, reported Dr Georg Goergen, Entomologist/Biocontrol Specialist and Head of IITA’s Biodiversity Center in Bénin. Its presence was confirmed by DNA barcode […]