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[ad_1] Farmers in Enugu State, under All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his administration’s efforts in the agricultural sector, especially in ensuring food security in the state in spite of the daunting challenges posed by COVID-19. The farmers expressed delight at the support of the administration in the sector, […]
[ad_1] “Once swarms arrive in favourable areas, they will mature and lay eggs that will hatch and cause hopper bands to form, during February and March.” The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has alerted that swarms of desert locust are migrating and reaching new parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. According to the FAO, […]
The World Bank plans to invest more than US$5bn over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti The more than US$5bn in financing will support agriculture, biodiversity, community development, food security, etc. (Image […]
Research presented by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has shown that if broilers have to forage and peck the larvae, they move more, which improves their welfare Broilers fed live fly larvae show more natural behaviour and develop healthier legs. (Image source: Adobe Stock) During the research, live black soldier fly larvae were offered in […]
[ad_1] The survey was carried out in seven states. About 79 per cent of Nigerian farmers were estimated to have been affected by the ravaging effects of drought and flooding in 2020, a survey conducted in seven states of the country has shown. The analysis by SBMIntel, an Africa focused research firm, revealed that the […]
[ad_1] Some Bororo herdsmen on Tuesday were said to have killed a farmer identified as Ridwan after a herd of cattle destroyed the deceased’s farm. It was gathered that Ridwan, popularly referred to as Rado of Eesa’s compound in Ijabe, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State was attacked on his farm at Boole village […]
[ad_1] Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency has started the distribution of input to about 35,000 farmers affected by flood in 2020. Executive Secretary of the agency, Alhaji Yusif Sani, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday that items distributed were the leftover of those provided by the Federal Government for farmers […]
[ad_1] The green wall will act as a barrier against desertification and aims to create over 10 million green jobs in the region. African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. The appointment was made at a forum held in the margins of the […]
Bühler AG has partnered with the DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. to work together on the next generation of extruded meat substitutes Consumer demand for sustainable and healthy food products has been growing in recent years. (Image source: Buhler) Swiss technology group Bühler AG and the DIL Deutsches Institut for Lebensmitteltechnik e. V., […]
[ad_1] As food prices remain on the high side across the country, Police personnel under Inspector General’s team has arrested the leader of the illegal revenue collection team, one Mike Eboziegbe, over alleged extortion and harassment of agricultural produce transporters in South West, particularly Lagos and Ibadan axis. This was made known by the National […]
Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access to a biological tool that will prevent an infestation of the invasive pest Fawligen is manufactured AgBiTech LLC. (Image source: Manfred Richter/Pixabay) The product which is called Fawligen belongs to the new IRAC mode of […]
CLAAS AXION 960 CEMOS has been selected as Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2021 by an international jury of 24 specialist journalists This is the second time the “Sustainable TotY” has been awarded and is intended to honour tractors that stand out due to their particularly sustainable technology. (Image source: CLAAS) For CLAAS, the award […]
[ad_1] Committed to transform agricultural and food production in Kano, the State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) has approved the contract for renovation of Watari irrigation scheme worth N314, 454, 625. The irrigation scheme is situated downstream of the Watari Dam, in Bagwai Local Government area of Kano State, with potential to enhance cultivation of […]
[ad_1] High prices of foodstuffs in the country have been attributed to poor agricultural productivity in 2020, as the sector was marred by COVID-19 pandemic, climate-induced floods and drought, as well as widespread insecurity, as identified by specialists. The National President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr Ibrahim Kabir, explained that the […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Government says it is focusing more on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mechanisation among others to drive its various agricultural programmes in 2021. In a statement signed by the Press Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Ahmed Taofeek, he said the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, disclosed this while revealing the ministry’s plans for […]