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[ad_1] The highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild small ruminants was first identified in Côte d’Ivoire in the 1940s. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the Peste des petits Ruminants (PPR) disease, also known as sheep and goat plague, threatens 80 per cent of the world’s ruminants. The PPR, a […]
[ad_1] Calicivirus was first discovered in China in 1984, and has been found to be a swift rabbit killer, giving little warning, and sometimes without any symptoms to the hare. An outbreak of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV), a highly contagious disease caused by a Calicivirus, is inflicting huge losses on rabbit farmers in Oyo […]
The new Cobb broiler breeder management guide includes expanded, updated and newly added technical expertise in broiler breeder production management to help customers succeed The guide covers feed management, chick management, water management, egg handling, and biosecurity best practices. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The company’s latest recommendations in the influential handbook are intended to help […]
[ad_1] Nigeria’s trade report shows wheat was the country’s second most imported item in the second and third quarters of 2020. Nigeria’s wheat production has been so dismal that for a decade the country only managed to produce just about two per cent of all the wheat it consumed. Data from the United States Department […]
Precision Planting, a specialist in precision agriculture technology solutions, has shared six planter upgrades to help farmers achieve a picket fence crop stand in 2021 Precision Planting’s new Reveal row cleaner stays engaged with the soil, allowing tine depth to be gauged from the cleaned surface, not the surface on top of soil residue. (Image […]
[ad_1] The endorsement of the treaty is expected to enhance the capacity of agricultural scientists and agricultural production in the country. The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the ratification of Nigeria’s membership of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, disclosed […]
[ad_1] The Kano government says it distributed the water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming in the state The Kano State government says it has distributed 5,000 water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming in the state. The Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Sule-Garo, told journalists on Wednesday in Kano that the water […]
AlgaEnergy, a US subsidiary of Spain-based AlgaEnergy and a specialist in microalgae biotechnology, has signed global product distribution and product development agreements with Laboratoire M2, a Quebec-based biotechnology company that develops natural and sustainable disinfectant products, including THYMOX CONTROL fungicide and bactericide AlgaEnergy will distribute the product line in major agricultural markets in Europe, the […]
On-farm trials have shown that SOURCE by Sound Agriculture can increase yield and reduce nitrogen needs SOURCE gives growers a tool to reduce nitrogen fertiliser application without impacting yield. (Image source: Sound Agriculture) SOURCE has been shown to provide the equivalent of 25-50 lbs of nitrogen per acre for corn growers, helping to optimise nitrogen […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have partnered to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies in agri-food, fisheries and forestry chains and sustainable bioenergy through the signing of a collaborative agreement Renewable energy can boost sustainable and innovative agri-food system transformation. (Image source: […]
[ad_1] Maize farmers under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are set to release about 300,000 metric tonnes of maize which watchers believe will reduce the current price of maize. The huge supply boost according to stakeholders is aimed at inducing a decline in the price of the […]
[ad_1] WOMEN of Agudama-Epie community, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have complained about incessant destruction of crops by herders that invade their farmlands, uproot cassava and other crops to feed their cows. The women-farmers who called on relevant authorities to come to their aid, regretted that herders usually render their efforts useless every farming […]
[ad_1] AWKA- The Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Prof. Theresa Obiekezie, has advised youths in Anambra State to key into the state government’s agricultural revolution by accessing loan facilities made available by the Federal Government. Obiekezie spoke while she received a delegation from All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Anambra State, […]
Approximately 10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention as Value Seeds launches its COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation The programme is expected to significantly increase the market volume of premium maize and rice grains by about 450,000 tonnes. (Image source: […]
[ad_1] LAFIA- Vincent Iyev, the Nasarawa State project director Vintor and Sons Global Enterprises on Sunday said the company has empowered over 563 selected farmers across the state in order to boost food security in state. The State project director Vintor and Sons Global Enterprises disclosed this during a one sensitization forum organized for selected […]