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[ad_1] How To Master Zobo Tea Production In Nigeria, agriculture remains the largest sector of the economy. Hibiscus flowers (Zobo) are multi colored and varied and an annual herb cultivated for its leaves, stem, seed and calyces. It grows nearly throughout the year, though its peak production is during the dry season of November to […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – Based on various security challenges facing the country at the moment, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have expressed mixed reactions on how they think insecurity might affect the effectiveness of Nigeria in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). While some of the stakeholders in separate interviews with DAILY INDEPENDENT argued that […]
[ad_1] The reappointment of NAIC managing director/chief executive takes effect from April 11. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the reappointment of Folashade Joseph as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) for another term. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Minister of Agriculture and […]
Hotraco Agri, an operating supplier of innovative automated systems for poultry and pig farming, has unveiled the advanced pig feeding controller in the world: Thomas The new Thomas empowers pig farmers to create reliable and efficient feeding processes. (Image source: Hotraco Agri) The manufacturer has re-engineered Thomas to become the perfect pig dry feeding solution […]
Tyre manufacturing company BKT is expanding its V-FLEXA range with three new sizes V-FLEXA is a radial tyre dedicated to agricultural trailers. (Image source: BKT) VF 600/65 R 26.5, VF 650/55 R 26.5 and VF 560/60 R 22.5 are the new solutions which are part of this radial tyre range designed for agricultural trailers. However, […]
AGCO, a specialist in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, is conducting agronomic research trials and field demonstrations in 2021 to help farmers successfully add soil carbon sequestration to their farming operations The studies focus on best practices for cover crop planting timing. (Image source: AGCO) The rapidly evolving carbon credit […]
[ad_1] CONTROVERSY has continued to trail the visit of a Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho to Ogun State on Monday. The acclaimed freedom fighter said his visit was to liberate residents of the state, especially, those living in the Yewa axis of the state from the shackles of the […]
Already considered a mecca for crop cultivation, Mozambique is now benefiting from ongoing gas monetisation initiatives which hold huge potential for industrial farming expansion 80% of the labour force in Mozambique is employed in agriculture. (Image Source: Africa Oil & Power Conference) Agriculture represents the second-largest sector of the Mozambican economy – accounting for more than 25% […]
Bühler has announced the launch of PolyCool 1000, a high-performance cooling die that together with an extruder, provides an efficient and flexible solution for food producers creating tasty and sustainable plant-based meat or fish alternatives The PolyCool 1000 cooling die in combination with an extruder can produce wet-textured proteins at throughputs of up to 1,000kg […]
[ad_1] Maize farmers and processors under the auspices of Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Maize Growers, Farmers and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAGFAMAN, on Tuesday, condemned calls for maize importation into the country. This was stated at a press conference by the National Presidents of the two associations, Dr Bello Abubakar, and Dr Edwin Uche, […]
[ad_1] Nigeria holds as much as $900 billion worth of dead capital locked up in residential real estate and agricultural land, including federal government’s abandoned properties estimated at N230 billion, said PWC Nigeria. Dead capital refers to unregistered real property, and is considered lost value because the landholder is unable to transfer or leverage the […]
[ad_1] Abisola Olusanya The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, on Saturday, described digitization as critical for the country to attain its food security needs. Olusanya, who said this at the launch of a book entitled: ‘The Rise of Digital Agriculture,’ which held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, added that the book […]
[ad_1] [FILES] Oxfam’ signage is pictured outside a high street branch of an Oxfam charity shop. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS No fewer than 90 women in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State were empowered by OXFAM, in collaboration with the European Union (EU). Speaking at the distribution of economic assets to […]
[ad_1] Within the next three years, no fewer than 30,000 women in Oyo State will benefit from an empowerment scheme of a non-governmental organisation, Shea Empowerment Foundation (SEF), in partnership with global players in the shea industry, with a view to optimising the potential in the value chain. The initiative is aimed at promoting a sustainable […]
[ad_1] Uyo- Akwa Ibom State government says it is set to cultivate one million strands of onions, in addition to other vegetable crops currently being cultivated in the state. The move towards onion cultivation ia not unconnected with the recent scarcity of onions in the country. Recall that Akwa Ibom soil was, untill recent move by the […]