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Imagine a world where moisture does not matter, a world where you can harvest when you want, where mycotoxins do not affect stored products, where plants always operate at maximum efficiency, and final products are perfect African Farming
[ad_1] Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) Youths and women have been urged to explore entrepreneurship using technologies as means of financial self-reliance, job creation, and poverty alleviation. The called was made by the acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Yemisi Asagbra, during a Federal Government-sponsored training an […]
[ad_1] Mini drip irrigation system • FAO, others say food security impossible without water, agro-techs• How farmers can irrigate one-hectare farmland with N1m’ The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has reiterated the important role water plays in food production, nutrition, and employment opportunities for youths when combined with agricultural technologies. Rain-fed agriculture, FAO infers, has […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in the wheat value chain have harped on the need to deepen wheat farming and value chain development programmes in Nigeria through innovation, increased investments and collaborations. In a webinar tagged ‘Olam Green Land Webinar,’ with emphasis on ‘Deepening the Wheat Farming Development Programme in Nigeria through innovation, increasing investments and collaborations,’ Filippo […]
[ad_1] Over 15, 000 smallholder women farmers’ cooperatives have benefited from ActionAid Nigeria, AAN’s, Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA, project in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in boosting productivity. This was disclosed by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, in an address of welcome at the Public Financing for Agriculture (PFA) Learning […]
[ad_1] Over 15, 000 smallholder women farmers’ cooperatives have benefited from ActionAid Nigeria, AAN’s, Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA, project in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in boosting productivity. This was disclosed by the Country Director, AAN, Ene Obi, in an address of welcome at the Public Financing for Agriculture (PFA) Learning […]
[ad_1] Ogun State has been described as the most suitable place for the African Development Bank and International Fund for Agricultural Development (AFDB/IFAD) Special Agricultural-Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme, the coordinators have said. Both bodies expressed this while they were received by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta, on Wednesday. The team from […]
[ad_1] Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, to do more for Farmers as what it has done is not enough. Masari made this assertion at the occasion of year 2020 Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme ACGS, best farmer award held in Katsina on Wednesday. According to him, […]
The Climate Corporation, Bayer’s digital farming arm, has announced the commercial launch of its digital farming platform, Climate FieldView in South Africa Last year, South African farmers did a trial run of the FieldView platform over 1.2 mn acres of land. (Image source: Bayer) Adopted by farmers in more than 20 countries, and used on […]
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies offers cabin air filters of all categories to ensure that necessary precautions are taken in keeping with the European norm EN 15695 Freudenberg Filtration Technologies offers cabin air filters of all categories. (Image source: Freudenberg Filtration Technologies) Spring marks the beginning of the spraying season. While crops need to be protected from […]
Hydroponics equipment manufacturer Hydrofarm Holdings Group has announced the release of new products from GroStar, Autopilot, Plant Success King Crab, Rock Rootinator, and Roots Organics Last month, the company debuted the new Phantom PHOTOBIO TX and T linear LED top lights. (Image source: Adobe Stock) These products further expand Hydrofarm’s portfolio of innovative and proprietary […]
ServiTech has announced a long-term partnership with Sentera under which FieldAgent by Sentera will deliver industry-leading field imagery, crop health monitoring and change detection technology to support the ServiTech Bridge platform, improving grower outcomes through more informed management decisions Digital scouting tools deliver critical field health insights to inform better in-season decisions. (Image source: Business […]
[ad_1] Nigeria’s per capita consumption of milk is 8 litres per year compared with the global average of 44 litres of milk. Nigeria imports at least 60 per cent of dairy products the country consumes, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said. Mr Nanono disclosed this when speaking at the National […]
[ad_1] Lagos- In order to mitigate climate change, Lagos state government has made known its plan to carry out an audit of the forest estates in the state to enable the State Government ascertain what was left of its forest and biological biodiversity. Abisola Olusanya, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this on Tuesday while […]
[ad_1] Nigeria generates an average of $1,400 per metric tonne of sesame exported. Sesame seeds, or beni-seeds as they are locally known, are among the most commercially viable crop critical to the agricultural economy of Nigeria. Despite the high viability of the crop, data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows Nigeria’s production of […]