More than a month of heavy rains are wreaking havoc in Kenya, triggering floods that have claimed an estimated 100 lives and displaced nearly 260,000 people. Many of the communities affected were already struggling to recover from the 2017 drought. “This is a double tragedy for many communities,” said Abbas Gullet, Secretary General of the […]
Read More On 3 May 2018 Agri SA announced that that it had formally launched a dedicated Water Desk that will focus on the need to ensure equitable access to water for farmers across South Africa. This initiative is in response to a host of external challenges facing agricultural water users, including severe drought, climate change and […]
Read More The National Cashew Association of Nigeria, Mr. Tola Faseru has said efforts are being made to achieve a national production of 242,000 metric tonnes (mt) this year, 10 per cent higher than last year’s. national production increased from 175,000 metric tonnes in 2016 to 220,000mt last year. Faseru, who spoke in Lagos, said improvement was […]
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As a result of value addition, farmers and exporters earned ₦145 billion (about $402 million) from export of cashew products in 2017, which shows that the value of Nigerian cashew has increased. Speaking with Daily Sun, President of the National Cashew Association (NCAN), Tola Faseru, said that cashew has made a lot of progress even […]
Read More Libya will have to cover its 2018 grain consumption needs of around 1.2 million tonnes almost entirely by imports but hopes to boost production from the next harvest with the help of the United Nations, a senior official said. Abdelmoneim Mohamed Shihab ad-Din, the top official in the agricultural ministry in a U.N.-backed government in […]
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The President of SBJ Foundation and Consultancy, Vietnam, Mr. Solomon Bamidele Jnr. has called on the Federal Government to adopt the modern ranching practices in countries like Netherlands and other developed nations to end the frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria. In a statement, the tourism expert explained that with modern agriculture, there […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration was already targeting a regime of self-sufficiency in food production and consumption. To this end, the President stated that the Federal Government is radically cutting down on imports of agricultural products that depleted the country’s foreign reserve in the past. Buhari stated this when he received Letter of Credence […]
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The Federal Government says it is working to increase insurance coverage for Nigerian agricultural primary producers from 500,000 to 3.8 million through the recently introduced index-based agricultural insurance. The programme is hinged on nurturing local and international partnerships aimed at training insurance experts in the country that will midwife the programme. Speaking on Monday in […]
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The Federal Government has taken some steps towards digitalising the country’s agricultural commodity market, which stakeholders believe had been at infancy stage for decades, by the establishing the agricultural market information centre. This new initiative was unveiled in Abuja recently by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development during a capacity building training workshop for […]
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The Federal Government has put plans in place to train three million women and rural youths in the area of agribusiness in 2018 across the country. Director, Extension Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Karima Babangida, disclosed this recently in Kano at the selection and sensitisation of youths and women cooperatives for the […]
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Cocoa Farmers yesterday predicted low output this year due to various factors that have not been addressed by the Federal Government. Visible among the problems, is the sub-standard chemicals and Cocoa inputs allegedly procured for farmers last year by the Federal Ministry of Agricilture. At a news conference in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the […]
Read More Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, has concluded plans to engage 500,000 farmers in maize cultivation this year across the country. Its President, Mr. Bello Abubakar-Annur, who disclosed this during the new year celebration in Sokoto, said the move was spurred by success recorded in maize cultivation and the attractive price of the commodity. He said […]
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