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Farmcrowdy: Technological changes have been the major driving force for increasing agricultural productivity and development around the world.
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Farmcrowdy: Technological changes have been the major driving force for increasing agricultural productivity and development around the world.
Dr Rose Gidado, the Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), says Nigeria has concluded plans to use biotechnology as tool to improve agricultural produce and spur economic development.
The Country Director, SAA/SG 2000, Professor Sani Miko, has identified Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria as the secret behind the success being recorded in the agricultural sector through the development of technologies.
Can The Digital Revolution Transform Agriculture?, The world talks a lot about the digital revolution, but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. Digital solutions have huge potential for helping farmers boost productivity and connect to financial tools and markets around the world. Farming in the plains of northern Nigeria around […]
Greenhouses Technology: Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Thursday that using greenhouses and modern cultivation techniques contribute to increasing agricultural production and rationalizing water consumption, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said.
Digital Technology: The Federal Government has concluded plans to adopt phygital technology for farmers across the country.
Greenhouse technology has the potential to rapidly expand the country’s agricultural production, including a very attractive opportunity to generate huge Return On Investment for investors within a short time.
Data from Fruitlook online platform is helping Western Cape farmers to increase water use efficiency in agriculture. Drought stricken Cape farmers have managed to improve their water usage by 10% with the help of Fruitlook online service, says the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.
2017 marked an eventful year for the nation’s nascent biotechnology development. Nigeria officially signed the biosafety bill into law in 2015, making it eligible to join the league of nations that are already using biotechnology and genetic modification (GM) also called genetic engineering to boost food production and alleviate hunger. Just like any new endeavor […]
Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into A Nationwide Database, Do you check your rain gauge every day? Then here’s a feel-good job for you: Be a precipitation reporter for a national network called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network – CoCoRaHS for short. This network of rain, hail, and snow observers is now 20,000 strong, […]
Following the commitment of search giant, Microsoft, to commit $50million to the fight against climate change, benefits accruable to Nigeria, and other parts of Africa will include the protection of lives and creation of new jobs. Giving more insight into what Nigeria and indeed Africa stand to benefit from the announcement, the Chief Technology Officer, […]
As we look ahead to 2018, Ivan Tolchinsky, CEO of Atlas Dynamics, a young aerospace company providing autonomous and semiautonomous professional drone solutions, gives his predictions on where he believes the drone industry is headed. 1. Regulation will increase. This will be driven by concerns over safety, privacy, and the illicit use of consumer drones […]
Until we overcomes the three main obstacles below, fully autonomous tech won’t go prime time. 1. Technology isn’t quite ready. “Auto steer relies only on RTK GPS technology,” says Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, IDTechEx Ltd. Fully autonomous tractors require a number of different and often overlapping sensors to navigate properly if GPS is not available and to […]
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform has introduced a new category of funding small scale farming in Africa by allowing Nigerians to venture and sponsor agriculture; and today, announced the launch of its first app for Android, iOS and Windows mobile devices. Techstars Atlanta alumnus, Farmcrowdy is reshaping the way in which people […]
A machine that can help remove feathers from slaughtered birds was showcased yesterday at the ongoing Poultry Show in Abeokuta. The new poultry technology simply named defeathering machine was produced by Provider Farm in Lagos. The company is specialised in making and supply of poultry equipment nation-wide. The new machine has big hole through where […]