Malawi farmers protest cannabis license fees
Malawi’s new Cannabis Regulatory Authority this week said the country is ready to become the latest in Africa to produce the plant for medicinal and industrial use. Malawi farmers, however, say the license fee, up to $10,000, is prohibitively high. The enactment of a law allowing
Learn MoreAfDB to Set Up Agro-finance Fund
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that the bank is partnering with relevant stakeholders, “to design a pan-African private equity Agro-finance fund to be known as the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Africa (FAFINA).” Adesina, said the FAFINA would
Learn MoreDelta farmers target 28,000 MT of rice from this year’s dry season farming
Mr. Sylvanus Ejezie, the Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta State Chapter, has disclosed that farmers in the state are targeting 28,000 MT of rice from this year’s dry season farming. The disclosure was made during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Learn MoreSterling Bank launches agribusiness facility for women, youths
Sterling Bank Plc has launched a new product, Sterling Women and Youths in Agriculture Finance code-named SWAY-AgFin, to provide low-cost financing at single-digit rates to young men and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness value chain across the country. Mrs. Bukola Awosanya, Group Head, Agric Finance and
Learn MoreTechnology, a growing indispensable tool in agriculture
Technology has always been and will always be an important sector as long as mankind exists. Reverend Thomas Malthus, in one of his works in 1798 titled “An essay on the principles of population”, posited that food production should be given serious attention. This is to
Learn MoreKenya: Fish Imports From China Drop By Half to U.S.$9 Million
The Covid-19 pandemic has handed Kenyan fishermen an unexpected boon after fish imports from China dropped to Sh993.62 million in the last nine months of the year, compared to the Sh2.03 billion in 2019. Data on fish trade from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
Learn MoreFarmer reveals how he keeps onions fresh for a YEAR in viral video
A third-generation farmer in Oregon has gone viral with his eye-opening video about why onions are stored for up to eight months in the US before hitting stores — as he shares his tips for keeping them fresh at home. Shay Myers, the CEO of Owyhee Produce, is using
Learn MoreFG increasing food basket with 15,560MT of wheat
The Federal Government on Sunday disclosed that it had procured agro inputs and seeds for wheat production that would increase the country’s food basket by 15,560 metric tonnes of wheat. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who disclosed this at the National Wheat Stakeholders
Learn MoreRwanda: 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
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