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Rains have delayed soybean harvesting in Mato Grosso, Brazil’s top grain-producing state, for the second week in a row, reducing deliveries to traders who had contracted for larger volumes. Soy collection in Mato Grosso reached 16.3% of total planted area by Friday, farmers’ statistics body Imea said, well below expectations considering early planting in September […]
Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured Edo people that the abandoned fertilizer plant at Auchi would be up and running in the next three months, creating the first set of employment to the people. Obaseki made the disclosure while speaking with Journalists on Saturday shortly after he made an on-the-spot assessment visit to […]
Can you tell the difference between soybeans and sweet potatoes from 100 feet in the air? Could you handle the controls of an airplane flying 150 mph? Could you keep that airplane 10 feet off the ground, apply an agriculture product to the right field, keep the product on target, and avoid hazards in and […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has sponsored the training of 803 women and youth on agriculture at the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa, Gombe state The beneficiaries who were drawn from Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of Bauchi state, undergoes a two weeks training on agricultural […]
Mr Godwin Akwaji, Coordinator, Anchor Borrowers Scheme, Cross River, says the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has verified 5,473 rice farmers for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sponsored programme. Akwaji, who is also the Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue Generation, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Since the outbreak of the dreaded plague-African Swine Fever (ASF) ravaged Piggery farms in some parts of the country in 2007, those who fled the business due to the serious setback never looked back. But those who stayed back and others that later joined the lucrative farming enterprise have been waiting for the better opportunity […]
Beans end the week on a rather boring note as the Chinese were absent due to their New Year’s holiday, and fresh news to trade was lacking. For the week, the front month March contract lost 18¼ cents. The market was under pressure most of the session on ideas that South American weather is improving […]
The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has stated that for the sector to perform credibly well, 10 per cent budgetary allocation, as stipulated in Maputo Declaration should be strictly adhered to. Ibrahim, who was one of the discussants at the second Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture with the theme: Increased […]
Sellers and consumers of Cucumber, Cucumis sativus, a green and roughly cylindrical shaped fruit, known to help ease feelings of anxiety and buffer some of the damaging effects of stress, need not go far again, as the fruit is now readily available in Epe area of Lagos State. The discovery of the farm, where the […]
Nigeria’s enduring economic recovery will only materialize only when the country revitalizes her investments in agriculture and make it a venture that attracts the bulk of the most productive segment of the population. This was the conclusion of the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he brought together all officials of the state involved…” […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pleaded with the Federal Government to review the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) foreign exchange policy, which placed ban on importers of 41 items from accessing the forex market. Speaking in Lagos, MAN President Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs said some of the items that were restricted from accessing […]
The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has inaugurated regional co-ordinators for soil development to foster food sufficiency in the country. Inaugurating the committee, the institute’s Executive Director, Prof. James Adediran, said members comprised professors and specialists on soil. According to him, the committee is expected to raise a team of soil […]
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is set to enhance farmers’ income in the North through the adoption of better cultivation practices and promotion of groundnut export. ICRISAT, an international organisation, is committed to improving food security, making smallholder farming profitable, tackling malnutrition by focusing on more nutritious crops, and helping overcome environmental […]
Federal Government has been urged to bring back the era, when Nigeria was a top player in terms of quality and quantity in the global Cocoa production. The Cocoa Exporters Association of Nigeria(CEAN), which made the call, also recalled that in the 1960s and 1970s, the country banked on the commodity as the largest foreign […]
National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) President, Mr. Babatola Faseru has been honoured by the African Cashew Alliance (ACA). This was at the 10th ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo Guinea-Bissau with the theme: It had as theme“A Decade of transformation”. The award was in appreciation of Faseru’s outstanding contribution to the development of the […]