Let’s Not Talk About Agriculture, but Agribusiness
By Olusegun Obasanjo, Greg Mills and Emily van der Merwe
Some of our facilities are inherited since 1928, research institute cries out
…Says institute losing high-priced, breaded animals.
Jigawa Sugar Plantation Project takes off despite resistance
...Some of the affected farmers expressed a contrary view; Hassan Suleiman and Hassan Ibrahim from Fulanin Gayawa settlements, said ''most of the names of people, who they claimed to have collected the cheques, were impostors, adding that when they saw th...
African swine flu kills 72 pigs in Chinese region
The fever was found on a farm that had 639 pigs, with 292 infected and 189 dying of the disease.
Google Announces USD 900 K Grant to train Kenyan Farmers
Google has announced 100 million ksh grant together with One Acre Fund that will see them provide kenyan farmers top tech skills over the next one year.
Moi-moi leaf plant prevents kidney, liver damage
It is commonly referred to as miraculous fruit, miraculous berry, serendipity berry and katamfe/katempfe. In Nigeria, it is popular referred to as soft cane.
WELLS HOSA GREENHOUSE FARMS IS USING HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
Hydroponic technology is a method of growing plants in a controlled environment using mineral nutrients in the water.
IFAD To Pump Another $100 million In Nigeria’s Agriculture Sector In 2019 Post Election
“We take our partnership with IFAD very seriously and we appreciate the investments and the support that we are getting from you,” Lokpobiri said.
Ekiti seeks partnership with China in commercial agric
The Chinese envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador Pingjian revealed that the initiative would focus on industrial promotion, infrastructural development, trade enhancement, green development, capacity building, healthcare, people-to-people exchange and security in...
CBN pledges more funding for Anchor Borrowers Programme
“Since 1977, CBN has been carrying out interventions in the agricultural development of Nigeria.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Job Recruitment (4 Positions)
Deadline: 1st March,2019
Dwarf technology opens new window for cash crops farmers
Based on the current drive to use Agriculture as one of the channels to revitalise the economy, encouraging cash crop production, considered as a money spinning aspect of the sector, remains inevitable.
Growing money in the backyard
FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, writes on how farmers make millions of naira through space, water-efficient and crop-protective technologies of greenhouses.
$170,000 in Grant! Apply for Sustainable Mobility Challenge 2019 from Sweden
Deadline: Tuesday, February 26, 2019.