Cucumber farming is one venture that can actually surprise anyone who cares to go into it. While thousands of young men and women are busy pursuing higher degrees in education and hoping to get employed by one big firm or the other, those who saw the goldmine in cucumber farming are not giving Continue Reading
Month: July 2018
We’ve covered what chicken lice are, how to prevent them, and the signs to look for to recognize an infestation. It’s now time to figure out how to treat a chicken lice infestation when you know you have one. There are a few different options available. Here they are: Treat with OTC Meds Some Continue Reading
You’re doing all you can to prevent lice from treating your chickens as hosts. Yet, you begin seeing changes in your flock and aren’t sure if it’s chicken lice or if another situation is going on. It’s important to know the signs of chicken lice infestation. Here’s what you should look for: Continue Reading
What Are Chicken Lice? If you’ve ever had a run-in with human lice, chicken lice will most likely sound all too familiar to you. Keep in mind; chicken lice only live on chickens. They may jump on you or your clothing, but they can’t feed on you which means they’ll die. In short, chicken lice Continue Reading
As part of effort towards attaining sustainability in rice production in Nigeria, the Government of Lagos State, recently revealed that commissioning of the ongoing 32 metric tons per hour rice mill, in Imota, Ikorodu, would take place in February 2019. Disclosed by the Commissioner for Works, Continue Reading
ABUJA- AS Federal Government, Monday, officially awarded contract for construction of 10 large rice milling plants, Bayelsa State included among nine others have them for production of large quantity and quality of rice towards achieving self-sufficiency in rice. This was disclosed by the Continue Reading
Prof. Maurice Iwu By Emmanuel Elebeke A former chairman of the Steering Committee and a former Chairman of INEC, Prof. Maurice Iwu says the 1st Bi-Annual National Summit on Plant Genetic Resources for Sustainable national Growth and development is targeted at unleashing Nigeria’s forest Continue Reading
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association, NCGA, has completed training for framers in Edo State on farm mechanisation and Good Agricultural Practices, GAP. Explaining the rationale for the training held in Benin City, the Edo State Chairman, NCGA, Donatus Imaghodor, noted that “the training will Continue Reading
Lokpobiri By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- THE Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Wednesday, urged farmers and other stakeholders to adopt modern farming techniques as panacea to food sufficiency. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Continue Reading
The Federal Government has welcomed the plan by Olam International to introduce Barramundi cultured fish (Sea Bass) to Nigeria. Sea Bass is a common name for a variety of different species of marine fish of which Barramundi is one. According to organicsfact, “Barramundi has a number of Continue Reading