Rwanda: World Vision Commits to Plant Over 7 Million Trees
World Vision Rwanda through its partnership with the Regreening Africa and Forest Landscape Restoration projects has committed to plant a total of 7,695,300 trees throughout the 2020/21 tree planting season to address climate change and improve livelihoods. In line with the national theme for the tree
Learn MoreOsinbajo calls for more private sector investment in agriculture
The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has sought for more private sector investment in agriculture. Osinbajo made the call in Kwara State during the 2nd ‘Agrowth Conference’ organised by agricultural company, Heart and Capital, according to a statement. The VP’s position was contained in a
Learn MoreEnugu’s revamped palm plantations and agro economy
The sound of machines that sunny Wednesday afternoon was a grating oddity amid the calming swish of the surrounding palm plantations, as workers fed more palm nuts into the oil extractor. “Before the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration, not many people knew that there are oil palm
Learn MoreReport Alerts on Food Shortage in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe.
Over nine million Nigerians are at risk of hunger crisis over possible food shortage, according to the October 2020 Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analysis. It stated that about 14 million Nigerians could further face an acute food shortage unless timely measures are implemented to avert the situation.
Learn MoreAirsmat berths artificial intelligence platform to improve farm output
Nigerian Start-up Artificial Intelligence company, AirSmat Limited has launched a revolutionary Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered software platform to help farm owners and other corporate organizations have access to actionable intelligence that will help drive efficiency in cost savings, enhance their business operations and improve their profitability.
Learn MoreFG Seeks Fresh $1.2bn Agricultural Loan From Brazil
The Federal Government of Nigeria is seeking an Agricultural loan of $1.2bn from Brazil to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made this
Learn MoreNigeria not producing enough honey for local consumption
Ademola Adesina is the chairman of the Nigerian Apiculture Platform, a federal government initiative aimed at increasing bee-product and pollination services. In this interview with Fatima Muktar, he explains the potentials, the reality and challenges of the honey value chain in Nigeria. PT: What are you
Learn MoreTaking advantage of Nigeria’s strength in cassava production
Cassava is currently the fourth most important food crop in the world, followed closely by maize, wheat and rice. It is cultivated on over 24 million hectares in 105 countries in the world. Of the countries, Nigeria ranks the largest in cassava production. Though Nigeria
Learn MorePoor returns force farmers to abandon food crops in North-West —Survey
A cross section of Nigerian farmers in the North West have stated that poor returns on investment in the cultivation of food crops is forcing them to concentrate on cash crops to generate income, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey has shown. The farmers and
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