Competitiveness of sweet potato puree in bread amid food inflation
Reducing cost and maintaining a reasonable level of profitability requires creativity, research, and development of new products, raw material, and import substitution on the part of industrialists....
View ArticleCommission donates tractors, others to boost farming in Bauchi
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated tractors and other farm implements to the Bauchi State government to boost food production. The post Commission donates tractors, others to...
View ArticleLIFE-ND, ADP collaborate to strengthen extension services
The Livelihoods Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta, (LIFE-ND) has said it will collaborate with the state Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) to strengthen the extension...
View ArticleFeed Nigeria Summit targets resuscitation of food system
Worried by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s agriculture sector, the organisers of this year’s Feed Nigeria Summit (FNS) say this edition is targeted at resuscitating The post Feed...
View ArticleShortage of raw materials crippling poultry sector — NIAS
Acute shortage of maize and soybean has been identified as the main factor crippling the poultry sector in Nigeria. The post Shortage of raw materials crippling poultry sector — NIAS appeared first on...
View ArticleWhy price of maize keeps rising
Though in season, the price of maize has risen steeply, and like other agro produce, it’s gradually going beyond the reach of the common man. The post Why price of maize keeps rising appeared first on...
View ArticleAbuse of antibiotics in poultry threatens Indian community’s health
Again, the need for poultry and livestock farmers to refrain from abnormal use of antibiotics has been reiterated as health of farmers and members of a community called Muvattupuzha in India is...
View ArticleECHO, FAO support 140,000 vulnerable farmers in Northeast
Country Representative, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, has said 140,000 vulnerable persons will be provided...
View Article‘Why food prices are very high’
Experts in the agricultural sector have identified rising spate of insecurity, misdirection of government funds and poor implementation of interventions by the Federal Government as the leading causes...
View Article‘Peace in Enugu encouraged me to establish agribusiness at home’
A north-based farmer and indigene of Mbu, in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Alhaji Sani Friday Nnaji, has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for providing peaceful and conducive...
View ArticleYobe to generate N1.132b revenue from livestock tax
While it is estimated that Yobe State will generate N1.132b revenue from livestock tax, the Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers’ Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has set conditions for the collection of such...
View ArticleAccess to improved inputs, mechanisation as catalysts for food productivity
Boosting food productivity per hectare through intensive agricultural practices has been described by agricultural scientists and technologists as the most potent way of revving up food production...
View ArticleMaximising CBN-NIRSAL’s, NAIC’s agric insurance schemes
Farmers in Nigeria have been urged to take advantage of insurance guarantees and subsidy regimes in agro-industrial value chains emplaced by the Central Bank of Nigeria The post Maximising...
View ArticleInsecurity is causing hunger, agric scholars warn
As insecurity pervades most of agrarian communities of Oyo State and other parts of the country, agricultural scholars have warned of the consequences The post Insecurity is causing hunger, agric...
View ArticleDon suggests irrigation facilities as solutions to herder/farmer clashes
A lecturer, Prof. Osaretin Ekuobase, has identified solutions that he assures will tackle herder/farmer clashes in the country. The post Don suggests irrigation facilities as solutions to herder/farmer...
View ArticleDespite ‘self-sufficiency’ claim, Nigerians battling with soaring price of rice
The declaration by the President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Aminu Goronyo, few weeks back, that the country is now self-sufficient in rice production... The post Despite...
View ArticleEnergy solution to enhance farmers, SMEs productivity underway
Farmers who are burdened by the challenges of incessant power supply can now heave a sigh of relief with the introduction of a renewable energy to assist their productivity. The post Energy solution to...
View Article‘Nigeria to surpass 100,000MTs seeds production with PVP law’
With the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act 2021 recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari, stakeholders in the seed supply chain have said Nigeria is sure of doubling the 100,000 metric...
View ArticlePreventing food loss, wastage as harvest begins
As the rainy season harvest time begins amid mass food shortage, experts have harped on the imperative of avoiding food loss and wastage, urging the government at all levels and corporate investors to...
View ArticleNGO charges government on agricultural supports
Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), Gombe State chapter, has lamented how insecurity in north-eastern Nigeria has disrupted farming, agribusiness and means of livelihood of...
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