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OCP Africa has commenced training of 10,000 smallholding farmers in 12 pilot local government areas of Kaduna State in soil analysis opportunities and soil specific fertilizer recommendation for improved productivity. It is a farmers-centred business development model aimed at supporting farmers to have knowledge of their soil types, nutrients availability, deficiencies and requirements that will […]
The Katsina State Agric and Rural Development Authority (KTARDA) has produced a hand-held power tiller machine for harrowing, ploughing and cultivation of farmlands. The new machine was showcased at the recently concluded 10th edition of the National Agricultural Show. Engr. Kabiru Ado Funtua, who led the team to the show, said the machine operates like […]
Sprayer specialist Chafer has upgraded to its range of trailed Sentry and Guardian sprayers with a new plumbing system and improved boom suspension. Available in the spring, the new boom suspension assembly offers improved contour control that allows the boom to hug the ground below 50cm even when running on the largest diameter wheels. The […]
U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, has launched a mobile crop guide to help agronomists, growers and researchers identify and treat boron deficiency in soils, a key issue facing agriculture. Boron is an essential micronutrient to plant growth. In recent years, there’s been increased attention to the role micronutrients–such as boron and zinc–play in the […]
Chinese scientists have developed a smart pesticide that, once in the soil, is controllable and recyclable. A team led by Wu Zhengyan, professor with the Technical Biology Institute, under Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, used diatomite, iron magnesium oxide and chitosan to make a compound that can be activated by changes […]
Investors and executives in the agricultural industry got a first look at TerraSentia, a new-to-the-market agricultural robot that autonomously measures crop traits, developed at the University of Illinois. TerraSentia was unveiled on Sept. 11 to 13 at the Ag Innovation Showcase in St. Louis, bringing agricultural innovators together with investors to help realize the future […]
As part of efforts to improve capacity of its staff to regulate the application of modern biotechnology in the country, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), today began a three-day risk assessment and risk management training for scientific officers of the Agency. NBMA Director General/CEO, Dr Rufus Ebegba, while opening the training in Abuja,said that […]
Over 500 million people in Africa are estimated to live below poverty line. Yet, many African governments, including Nigeria, despite different policies introduced, have not found solutions to eradicate poverty and hunger. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that 233 million people in sub-Saharan Africa were hungry and undernourished from 2014 to […]
Messers Cellulant Nigeria has been selected by the Government of Afghanistan to come and implement the World Acclaimed eWallet system in its Agriculture sector. Afghanistan is the first country in Asia to adopt the eWallet System. The e-Wallet system was conceived in Nigeria, by Dr, Akinwumi Adesina the President of AfDB & Former Minister of […]
In line with its diversification programme and part of efforts to make Osun state the food basket of the West, the Osun State Government has embarked on all year round farming through massive irrigation system. The initiative was aimed at fulfilling one of the six-point integral action plan of the present administration, which is to […]
As government intensifies energy and resources to diversify the economy and make agriculture its mainstay, two young Nigerian entrepreneurs have developed a state-of-the-art App that will connect farmers, broaden knowledge base of stakeholders in the sector with the ultimate aim of broadening agri-business in the country. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on the new tool, […]
The Ministry of agriculture irrigation and livestock in Afghanistan has engaged Messer Cellulant Nigeria, an indigenous mobile commerce company to begin the process of establishing a market-based input distribution technology to boost the country’s agricultural sector. The Agrikore/ e-wallet technology developed by the Nigerian company gives small holder farmers access to agricultural inputs of improved […]
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) says it is embarking on a tractorisation project, which is aimed at moving Nigeria out of the stranglehold of food insecurity. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, said this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Thursday. He said that […]
Springfield Agro Limited, a subsidiary of Kewalram Chanrai Group, in partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd have launched collaboration with the Katsina State government to begin the Farm-To-Folk initiative with 225 tractors. The programme is an end-to-end farm mechanization solution to develop agriculture and farming system in Nigeria and provide customized farming solutions for every […]
Scientists working on cassava breeding are now using the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to rev up the propagation of clean cassava planting materials. The SAH involves the use of modified soil which holds plant roots in planting pots with little water. Usually the trays are filled with a little amount of water, and the soil […]