‘Why government should develop fish farming, processing’
The Federal Government has been urged to boost aquatic farming in Nigeria to grow the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and halt incessant importation of fish into the country. According to the...
View ArticleHow Benin’s import policy threatens Nigeria’s economy
Crude palm oil producers and processors in the country have called on the Federal Government to close its borders with the Republic of Benin for allegedly sabotaging Nigeria’s economic interest. The...
View Article‘Yearly loss of nutrients on Africa soil worth $4 billion’
Development, adoption and utilisation of fortified fertiliser and bio-fortified seeds in crop production have been identified as a major way to tackle high rate of micronutrient deficiency among...
View ArticleNIHORT trains 100 on tomato, ugu value chains with N6m start-up kits
Efforts to mobilise youths and women to profitably play greater roles in value chain development by cultivating, aggregating, processing and storing, as well as marketing of the horticultural products...
View ArticleGates Foundation seeks private sector’s role in nutrition
Senior Programme Officer Nutrition, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Victor Ajieroh, has harped on the crucial role of the private sector in reshaping the food system. Dr Ajieroh, in a lecture...
View ArticleUNILORIN breeds new rice variety as Indian don commends varsity
The Director of C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology at the Uka Tarsadia University, India, Professor R. Krishnamurthy, has said that a new variety of rice being cultivated at the University of...
View ArticleTech-U signs MoU with global tech giant, Festo Didactic
As part of efforts to internationalise its programmes and deliver on its mandate of technical and entrepreneurial education, First Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan has signed a Memoradum of...
View ArticleFAO advocates steps to stem livestock antibiotic resistance
Worried by the global threat posed by the misuse of antibiotics, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has canvassed for a one-health approach for human and animals to curb the global threats of...
View ArticleOgun to empower 10,000 farmers, boost local content
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has promised to empower 10,000 farmers by providing them with 1000 acres of land for cultivation of cash crops. The governor stated this during the unveiling and...
View ArticleFarmers, agro dealers cry out over illegal levies
This is actually not the best of times for farmers and Agro dealers in Lagos and Ogun States, as they are currently weighed down by the burden of illegal levies, which is negatively impacting their...
View ArticleIAR&T reiterates commitment to food security
The Director of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Veronica Obatolu, has reiterated the institute’s commitment to achieving food security in the...
View ArticleSmuggling, insufficient paddies threaten local rice production, say processors
Activities of rice smugglers are threatening the nation’s efforts on food security, processors have said just as the Federal Government has decided to sign the African... The post Smuggling,...
View ArticleOsun partners IITA on farm mechanisation
Osun State government has partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and private sector to enhance mechanised agriculture. The post Osun partners IITA on farm...
View ArticleHow to manage stress in poultry, livestock production
Growth rate and production performances in pig, poultry, cattle and other livestock businesses determine profitability, sustainability, food sufficiency and job... The post How to manage stress in...
View ArticleNon-compliance with physical planning rules, threat to food security, says...
Members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Ogun State, have said that Nigeria is still far from being completely food sufficient... The post Non-compliance with physical planning rules,...
View ArticleCombating cassava brown streak virus
Farmers have been warned to brace-up and build capacity towards containing the invasion of the ravaging Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease (CBSD). The post Combating cassava brown streak virus appeared...
View ArticleHow to secure agribusiness funding without banks, by Welcome2Africa
Our vision is to catalyze finance and investments in Africa. But right now we are very much focused on agribusinesses. One of the main reasons for this is that I saw at a time that there was a...
View ArticleNigerians, others qualify for youth agric summit in Brazil
Two Nigerians have qualified to participate in the fourth edition of the Youth Ag Summit holding in Brasília, Brazil, from November 4 to 6, 2019. They were selected with other participants by Bayer in...
View ArticlePalm producers, rice stakeholders express worry over Nigeria’s approval of...
Stakeholders in the oil palm industry and rice production have expressed mixed reactions over Africa’s free trade agreement signed by Nigeria at the weekend. Fatai Afolabi, Executive Secretary of...
View ArticleHow to make N16m from orange yearly, by NIHORT specialist
A citrus specialist at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr Stephen Afolayan, has disclosed how farmers can harvest about N16 million worth of oranges on the one-hectare...
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