Tag: Technology
How super-detailed drone mapping is changing farming forever
To stay profitable in an increasingly tough environment, farmers must use their land and other resources to their maximum potential. The amazingly detailed imagery...
‘Farmers must adopt new technologies for profit’
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture is committed to refocusing the agricultural sector by educating farmers on the right technologies to adopt during production, processing,...
Biofuel sparks hundreds of farmer machinery repair complaints
The use of biofuel has sparked hundreds of complaints from farmers who claim it is forcing them into "unacceptable" costly machinery repairs.
Adding biofuel -...
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 Farmers
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 – and Income
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 Growth of Africa
Prof. Olawole Obembe, who is a professor of Biotechnology at Covenant University expressed his notion about the available opportunities that plant biotechnology has in...
Running a Farm Using the Latest Agricultural Health Technology
Technological advancements have been changing the way that farmers run their operations over the past decade. The systems that are used are becoming more...
Technology boosts China’s grain production in past 40 years
China's grain production has increased from 135 kilograms per mu in 1978 to 367 kilograms recorded in 2017, boosted by indigenous innovation in agriculture,...
Buhari empowers constituents with aquaculture training, fish post harvest technology
SENATOR representing Oyo North Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Fatai Buhari, has facilitated an empowerment programme in the...
Conserving Farm Data Makes Entry To Finance Simpler
"Conserving Farm Data" Piet Jan Thibaudier, a small holder farmer in Lemmer, Netherlands handed out his farm’s monetary statements for the final three years,...
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