How to maximise cultivation of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato
Despite its health, economic and nutritional benefits, Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) is yet to be widely cultivated in farms. The post How to maximise cultivation of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato...
View ArticleLagos APPEALS affirms commitment to farmers’ productivity
The Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project said it is committed to enhancing the productivity of farmers across the three different...
View Article‘Nigeria needs extra 63,000 tractors
Food security efforts of the country are suffering roadblocks as mechanisation of farm operations with tractors and other equipment urgently requires at least 63,000 additional functional tractors to...
View ArticleAgric varsity VC harps on food production education, clears air on allegations
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Felix Kolawole Salako, has reiterated the commitment of the university to quality education to ensure food...
View ArticleNatural tips for healthy poultry growth
One of the most important things to do while raising chickens is to provide a stable natural environment for them to live in and grow. If you’re currently raising or considering raising chickens, there...
View ArticleFirm moves to curb post-harvest losses, promotes industrialisation
To curb post-harvest losses and encourage industrialisation of many crops in Nigeria, Nuli Foods has pledged market linkage and farm input support to farmers. The firm also encouraged Nigerians to live...
View ArticleBON advised to focus on agric evolution
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has charged the leadership of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to do more in the area of disseminating information...
View ArticleHow insecurity threatens Nigeria’s rice export plans
Rice is a goldmine. In fact, it is gold. It means staple for millions of people and it costs the millions a large portion of their disposable incomes. And Asian countries which have perfected...
View Article2,250 agric start-ups get N202m grants in Edo
The councils were selected to benefit from the programme in 2012 and 2013 based on their low-income status, but the implementation of the programme reportedly failed until Governor Godwin Obaseki...
View ArticleOgun commences second phase of broiler project
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, who disclosed this during an inspection tour of Eweje Farm Institute in Odeda Local Government Area, said the new phase, is a build-up to the pilot...
View ArticleCovid-19: Lagos creates makeshift food markets in schools
To cushion the effect of market closure across Lagos State, as a restrictive measures to break the transmission of Covid-19, the state government has set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural...
View ArticleInvesting on Tomato puree/paste plant
Tomato is grown in different parts of the Nigeria and is one of the daily consumables of the people. Research shows that about 30 per cent of yearly production of this crop is wasted for lack of...
View ArticleHow farmers can survive Covid-19 pandemic
With the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually heading towards a lockdown, as markets, farmers’ marts and superstores are gradually closing operations. The post How farmers can survive...
View ArticlePAN warns states against restriction of poultry, foods movement
The President of the Poultry Association of Nigerian (PAN), Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam has warned state governors against restriction of inter-state distribution of foods, including eggs and chickens. The...
View ArticleHow livestock, fish farmers can cope during lockdown
Considering the lockdown of the country at the early stage, when veterinarian needs and animal feed production, supply and distribution chains may be affected... The post How livestock, fish farmers...
View Article‘Over 7m Nigerians face food crisis from June-August
Over seven million people are expected to be in food crisis between June and August, the March 2020 Cadre Harmonisѐ (CH) Analysis Outcome for 16 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory... The...
View Article‘FG hasn’t released silos to operators one year after payment’
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government has not released the 20 strategic national grain reserves that were leased to private sector operators over one year after they paid for the lease....
View ArticleSchool feeding scheme during lockdown is senseless, fraudulent, Nigerians...
Following the announcement of President Muhammadu Buhari that “although schools are closed, I have instructed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development The post...
View Article‘Federal government hasn’t released silos to operators one year after payment’
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government has not released the 20 strategic national grain reserves that were leased to private sector operators over one year The post ‘Federal government...
View ArticleWaste to wealth project: Investing in plastic recycling
Since plastic is non-biodegradable, recycling it is a part of global efforts to reduce plastic in the waste stream, especially as it has been estimated that approximate eight million metric tons of...
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