Africa gets new improved climate-resilient rice varieties
As the negative effects of climate change takes its toll on rice production and paddy quality across Africa, the African Development Bank, through the Technologies for African Agricultural...
View ArticleExpert advocates strategic climate adaptation to safeguard food supply
With the threat posed by climate change to global food security, Nigeria’s agricultural sector must prepare for an uncertain future. This was the position of a food security expert and CEO, AgroEknor,...
View ArticleInvestJigawa lauds WACOT for driving agricultural growth in Jigawa, Nigeria
The WACOT Limited has been lauded for its significant role in boosting Jigawa State’s agricultural development and Nigeria’s economy.The Director General, Jigawa State Investment Promotion Agency...
View Article‘How 41 million farmers produce food in Africa, yet not sufficient’
The Director, Programme, Development and Commercialisation of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin, has expressed displeasure that despite the estimated 41 million...
View ArticleIFAD inaugurates Agribusiness Innovative Forum in Ondo
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises – Niger Delta, on Monday, inaugurated the Ondo State LIFE -ND Agribusiness Innovative Forum...
View ArticleCattle breeder docked for allegedly damaging maize farm Worth N15m
The police on Thursday arraigned a Cattle breeder, Usman Abubakar, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly damaging maize farm Worth N15 million. Abubakar was charged with forcible...
View ArticleFUNAAB begins large-scale cultivation of Habanero, Bell pepper
As part of its drives to boost agricultural productivity, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has commenced large-scale cultivation of Habanero and Bell Pepper in...
View ArticleNCAM records another milestone, manufactures multi-crop thresher to assist...
A team of Agricultural Engineers from the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State, has manufactured a multi-crop thresher to ease the harvest and production of grains...
View ArticleFood Security: BUA Foods to boost pasta production capacity by 400,000mt
In line with its strategic roadmap, and unwavering commitment towards contributing to food security in Nigeria, BUA Foods Plc has announced a planned significant expansion of its pasta production...
View ArticleFG endorses ACReSAL’s Nguru Wetlands restoration efforts
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Abdullahi Aliyu, has lauded the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Nigeria project for restoring the Nguru Wetlands...
View ArticleNIFOR, CRI-CATAS brainstorm on improving coconut value chain with technology
Stakeholders in the agribusiness sector comprising the Coconut Research Institute – Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science (CRI-CATAS) and Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR),...
View ArticleHow LIFE-ND Project impacts Abia State in six years
The six-year old $60m Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project has made significant strides in its first phase, ending by March 2025. The post How LIFE-ND Project...
View Article'Over 40m children may suffer malnutrition by 2050 from climate change impact'
Between 2024 and 2050, over 40 million additional children will be stunted, and 28 million will be wasted globally, especially in low-income countries owing to the growing burden of malnutrition caused...
View ArticleSenegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle
The Senegalese town of Kayar sits on the doorstep of the vast Atlantic Ocean, but it is a farm located further inland The post Senegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle appeared first on The...
View ArticleNigeria secures $500m World Bank facility to boost livestock production
Nigeria has secured a $500 million loan facility from the World Bank to boost livestock production, commercialisation, and resilience across the country. The project, tagged the Livestock Productivity...
View ArticleNAPRI to conclude work on 20ha Kano seed multiplication project by december
The officials of the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Kaduna State have unveiled plans by the Institute to conclude work on the establishment of 20...
View ArticleFG partners Indian foundation to enhance large scale Okro cultivation
In its bid to enhance large scale cultivation of Okro in the country, the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State has sealed a partnership deal with the Foundation for...
View ArticleExpert tasks FG on technology to address food security, agric development
Towards improving the agricultural sector in the country, a stakeholder has decried the neglect and low investments in agribusinesss by Africa leaders, saying the continent is not doing enough to...
View Article‘Price of beef may hit N10, 000 per Kg soon’
The cost of a kilogramme of beef may soon hit N10, 000 as against between N3, 000 and N5, 000 sold few months back, if urgent support is not given to pastoral farmers. The post ‘Price of beef may hit...
View ArticleFarmers raise alarm over Tuta absoluta outbreak in Southwest
Vegetable farmers in the South West have raised the alarm over the outbreak of Tuta absoluta pest disease on tomato farms in Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Lagos states. The alarm is coming months after tomato...
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