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Group Demands Research-Focused Agriculture, Robust Partnership From Govt
A group of scientists, researchers, technology innovators and agribusiness owners have charged the government and those in the private sector to create a more...
New Crop Varieties Churned Out by IAR
Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, confirmed on Tuesday the latest development in the institute as they just released 17...
NSPRI Urges FG to Activate Trust Fund For Agro Research Financing
While delivering a speech at the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, Acting Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute...
Edo govt to provide 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about...
Cotton farmers expect good harvest, await textile industries takeoff
Cotton farmers in Nigeria have said access to improved seeds and other inputs led to improved yields on their...
Nigerian radio stations broadcast agronomy recommendations on cassava weed management and best planting practices
Three Nigerian radio stations are now broadcasting agronomic recommendations on the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best...
US committed to financial, technical support to Nigerian farmers – USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed its commitment to providing technical and financial assistance to...
Industrial Fishing Projects will curb youth restiveness in the Niger Delta – Minister
Nigeria's Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba says the Industrial Fishing Projects established...
Fish Preservation: FG talks tough on illegal use of dangerous chemicals
Following growing concerns about the illegal use of dangerous chemicals for the preservation of fish,the federal government has expressed...
Border closure will enhance productivity,profit optimisation – Expert
Despite the hue and cry that greeted the closure Nigeria's land borderCoordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers' Exhibition,...
No alternative to agriculture for economic progress- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for states across Nigeria to embrace and promote agriculture, saying there...
Herdsmen attack police convoy, occupy farmlands in Jigawa
A group of armed herdsmen injured an officer during an attack on a police convoy in Kirikassamma local government...
HOW TO
50 Small Agricultural Business Ideas
Agricultural Business Ideas
Urban Agriculture
You don’t need a huge space to get into the agriculture business. If you have a city or suburban home, you...
How to Maximise ROI from Your Farm
How to Maximise ROI from Your Farm: When aiming to get the most return on investment, the location of your farm business will determine...
How to Get More Young Entrepreneurs into Farming
Recent technological innovations and the support of the government mean that there has never been a better time to venture into the South African farming industry.
How Rice is Made (Step by Step)
Rice Production Farming, Its annual yield worldwide is approximately 535 million tons. Fifty countries produce rice, with China and India supporting 50% of total...
How to cultivate pumpkin for sustainable income
Pumpkin garden with podsPumpkin is widely known as yep. It is a native plant of West Africa and is mainly cultivated and consumed in...
Dog breeding can create jobs for Nigerians, say entrepreneurs
Just like commercial poultry breeding, dog breeding has been viewed by experts as a sustainable business with the possibility of creating jobs for the...
‘Real farmers find it difficult to access bank loans’
In the last four years, there have been increased activities around commercial banks lending to agriculture, the area they once considered unsafe.
Banks have been...
AMREC lists benefits of egg to human health
The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB),...
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Interview
How Netherlands Is Impacting Agricultural Development In Nigeria
By Ogunfuyi Ayomikun PeterMichel Deelen is the head of office of the Netherlands Embassy in Lagos. He came to Nigeria in August, 2014. Before...
News
“Government Should Lift The Ban On GMOs”
“Government should lift the ban on GMOs to enable farmers reap the benefits of this Technology”
Personality
Transport Cost Erased With The Introduction of Green-House – Humphery Otalor
Mr. Humphery Otalor is the Marketing Communications Manager of Diezegoff. He has been with the company for over two years and has been supportive to the organization both in the agricultural and communication division, marketing communications and campaigns.
Local News
Cellulant Is Africa’s One-Stop-Shop For Payments – Bolaji Akinboro
“Our platform provides end users easy, reliable and secured access to mobile and payment services from their mobile phone and through our expansive agent network.” Cellulant CEO
Personality
“Support From Government To Agricultural Research Is Limited”
“We will appreciate more support from the government; such support can come in form of putting in place the necessary resources or by simply engaging the research institutes through funding to encourage investment in agriculture.”
Personality
“GMOs‘ll Come When We Are of Age” – Prof. Malachy Akoroda
Government should invest in agriculture to minimize the degree of food importation and this can be achieved provided there is strategic planning over a long period of time.
TECHNOLOGY
IITA Unveils Digital Tools For Agricultural Transformation
…As Dr Sanginga marks 8 years in IITA as Director General; The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Friday unveiled a suite digital...
AT ICERIA 2019, IITA introduce Goseed for Smallholder...
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has disclosed that it has introduced a facility called Goseed to smallholder farmers in the country which...
IITA to Launch Seed-based E-commerce Website
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will on Friday, November 1, 2019 launch the first e-commerce website for Breeder & Foundation Seed in Nigeria.
Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields...
ACCRA - Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes.
The new technology is...
Unlock the Proven ROI of Ag Software
Business leaders ask about return on investment (ROI) almost daily when facing critical decisions — should I go with Option A or Option B?...
The 25 Most Innovative Ag-Tech Startups
By Maggie McGrath and Chloe SorvinoWhen our nation was founded 241 years ago, farming was the economy’s primary driver. By 1870, nearly half of...
Innovation: Technology For Onion Preservation Developed in Yobe
With scientific and technological innovations dictating the order of the day around the universe, a country like Nigeria who have been upholding the mantle...
Nigerian Prof Confident Plant Biotechnology Would Aid Socio-economic...
Prof. Olawole Obembe, who is a professor of Biotechnology at Covenant University expressed his notion about the available opportunities that plant biotechnology has in...
EVENTS/TRAINING
Nigerian radio stations broadcast agronomy recommendations on cassava weed management and best planting practices
Three Nigerian radio stations are now broadcasting agronomic recommendations...
US committed to financial, technical support to Nigerian farmers – USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
U.S.-Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (USATIGS-2019): Meet Our Speakers
Florence Torson-Hart: President, US-Ghana Chamber of Commerce
Financial Advisor, Merrill LynchFlorence Torson-Hart is the current Board Chair of the US-Ghana Chamber of Commerce headquartered in...
FARM MANAGEMENT
Common Soybeans Diseases Symptoms And Treatment
Common Soybeans Diseases Symptoms And Treatment, Several diseases, including Phytophthora root and stem rot, pod and stem blight, frogeye leaf spot, brown spot, downy...
Common Banana Farming Diseases Symptoms And Treatment
Common Banana Farming Diseases Symptoms, Bananas may be one of the most popular fruits sold in the United States. Grown commercially as a food...
Common Poultry Diseases Symptoms And Treatment (Video)
Common Poultry diseases are no doubt one of the major challenges facing the poultry farming business industry in Nigeria. There have been many cases...
Rice Common Diseases, Symptoms And Management
Rice Common Diseases: Worldwide, rice is one of the most important crops and it represents a staple food for over half of the world’s population, with a global production of more than 700 million tons per year and a harvested area reaching 165 million ha. (Rice Common Diseases, Symptoms And Management)
Ruminant Animals Common Diseases, Symptoms And Treatment
Ruminant Animals: These animals all have a digestive system that is uniquely different from our own. Instead of one compartment to the stomach they have four. Common diseases, symptoms and treatment of ruminant animals are as follow.
Common Diseases of Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant and Potato
Common Tomato Diseases, Tomato, pepper, eggplant and potato, popular garden crops in the Solanaceae family of plants, are susceptible to several diseases that can...
NEWS
Edo govt to provide 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about...
Cotton farmers expect good harvest, await textile industries takeoff
Cotton farmers in Nigeria have said access to improved seeds and other inputs led to improved yields on their...
Nigerian radio stations broadcast agronomy recommendations on cassava weed management and best planting practices
Three Nigerian radio stations are now broadcasting agronomic recommendations on the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best...
US committed to financial, technical support to Nigerian farmers – USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed its commitment to providing technical and financial assistance to...
Industrial Fishing Projects will curb youth restiveness in the Niger Delta – Minister
Nigeria's Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba says the Industrial Fishing Projects established...
Fish Preservation: FG talks tough on illegal use of dangerous chemicals
Following growing concerns about the illegal use of dangerous chemicals for the preservation of fish,the federal government has expressed...
Border closure will enhance productivity,profit optimisation – Expert
Despite the hue and cry that greeted the closure Nigeria's land borderCoordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers' Exhibition,...
No alternative to agriculture for economic progress- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for states across Nigeria to embrace and promote agriculture, saying there...
FMARD PROGRAMMES
FMARD PROGRAMMES
The Green Alternative : Nigeria’s Agriculture...
The Agriculture Promotion Policy 2016-2020 document, “The Green Alternative ” is the outcome of...
FMARD PROGRAMMES
Staple Crops Processing Zones (SCPZ)
This idea focuses on attracting private sector agribusinesses to set up processing plants in...
FMARD PROGRAMMES
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System For...
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) – a new innovative mechanism...
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