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Kebbi State Begins Sale of Fertilizer for 2022 Dry Season Farming
By: Ismail Umar, Kebbi The Kebbi State Government through Kebbi State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCOM) is to begin sales of fertilizer to genuine farmers. The General Manager [...]
Agriculture ChemicalsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Feb-2022
Agriculture experts stress economic importance of cassava
Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan Agriculture experts have described cassava as the engine of economic growth which Nigeria, the largest producer of cassava in the world, must exploit for [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Feb-2022
Govt Commits to Promote Avocado Farming
[Daily News] THE government has reaffirmed its determination to invest heavily in promoting avocado farming so as to attract more people to venture into the lucrative business for [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Feb-2022
Fairtrade Messe, OTACCWA set to hold conference on tackling post-harvest losses
Fairtrade Messe, a German trade show specialist in collaboration with the Organization for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) is set to host the 7th edit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Feb-2022
Stakeholders Unveil LUGAVO To Galvanize Food Production
As Nigeria grapple with high cost of foodstuff, stakeholders have unveiled a project christened ‘Let Us Give Agriculture A Voice’, LUGAVO, to galvanize food production and food [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Feb-2022
First Rice Mill Opens In Imo
In a bid to ameliorate poverty and reduce the rate of unemployment, a newly established first indigenous rice processing and milling company in Imo State, Diva World Trading Servic [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Feb-2022
Senate to Look Into Farmers' Post-Harvest Handling Dissatisfaction
[New Times] The Senate has resolved to make an in-depth analysis of issues in drying and storage facilities initiatives with aim to ensure proper handling of and value addition to [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Feb-2022
MAAN erects maize pyramid as loan repayment to CBN’s ABP
THE Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, erected maize pyramid in Kaduna State as part of its loan repayment under Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) for [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
FG pledges to support fish farmers to boost production
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, has pledged Federal Government’s assistance to the fishery value chain to boost production. Mr Abubakar mad [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Nigeria to plant 35 million trees to curb desertification- Minister
The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor says the ministry is working hard to meet the target of planting 35 million trees to curb issues of desertification and other envir [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Agro-Dealers :35% Urea Produced In Nigeria should be Sold In Local Markets
The Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) has urged fertilizer companies in Nigeria to sell 35 per cent of the urea in the Nigerian market to reduce the cost of food in th [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
FMAN – Nigeria Losing N2trn Annually Through Importation Of Wheat
Nigeria as a country is losing a whopping sum of N2 trillion yearly through the importation of wheat from Canada, Mexico, USA and other countries across the world, a development th [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Nigeria to potentially earn $100m from booming hibiscus industry
The Association of Hibiscus Flower Exporters of Nigeria (AHFEN) has estimated the value of the country’s hibiscus industry to be worth about $100million., the industry export hol [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Nigerian maize farmers record 60% increased production
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has announced a 60 percent increase in annual production to 20 million metric tons in 2020 from 8 million metric tons in 2015. Speaking at [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Agro-Export - Govt Targets 60-Day Action Plan for Perishable Agricultural Produce
[This Day] The federal government through it's Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has set a 60-day agro-export action plan targeted at ensuring perishable [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
CBN, rice association inaugurate dry season farming inputs
As part of the efforts to rev up rice production locally and save the country of forex leakage, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFA [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Agric ministry hands over 10km-road to Jigawa State Govt
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has handed over the construction of a 10-km rural road project to Jigawa State government to facilitate the transportation of farm produce b [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Agribusiness firm Ellah Lakes announces partnership to build sugar refinery
Agribusiness company Ellah Lakes Plc has announced a partnership with Montserrado Investment Limited via a joint venture for the development of a 600 tonnes of cane per day (tcd) s [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Harmonization Of Standards Will Grow Organic Agriculture In West Africa —ECOWAS
The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee says harmonization of Organic Agriculture standards in West Africa will help grow trade in the region.Aub [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Niger State launches food storage initiatives for farmers
Niger State government has partnered with Kitovu an agriculture-focused technology company to facilitate farming activities within small scale farmers in the state. Kitovu is an a [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Nigeria signs Document on Plastic Value Chain
The Nigerian government has signed the document for the implementation of Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chain through Circular Economy Practices in the Federal Capital Territ [...]
Waste managementCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Farmers Hope for Bumper Harvest
[New Era] Communal farmers are hard at work ploughing their crop fields following good rains in some northern parts of the country. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
150,000 Wheat Farmers in 15 Northern States to Benefit From Fman's Yield Support
[This Day] A total of 150,000 farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Anchor Borrowers' Program (ABP) who are into wheat farming in 15 Northern states are to have their y [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
5,000 Farmers Contracted to Grow Sunflower
[The Herald] Major cooking oil and margarine maker Pure Oil Industries has contracted 5 000 smallholder farmers in four provinces to produce sunflower during the present summer cro [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Tropical Storms Threaten Food Security
[Times of Zambia] -Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen (second from left) and officers from Ministry of Defence inspect a bridge on Chung [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zambia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022