February 2019 - Africa Farming Agribusiness News, Nigeria Farming, Nigerian Farming, Agribusiness Marketing in Nigeria and Africa, Nigerian Farming Online Magazine, Agriculture News

Cashew Farming

EXPERTS PROFFER SOLUTION TO CASHEW CRISIS

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This is not the best of times for cashew farmers, exporters and other stakeholders in the cashew value-chain, as the industry is currently hit by a major glut that has plunged it into huge losses.Coupled with this is the rejection of 37,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the commodity exported to Continue Reading

Livestock Feeds

EU, FAO TO ESTABLISH LIVESTOCK, LIVELIHOODS PROJECTS IN NORTH EAST

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The Country Representative of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of United Nations, Nourou Tall said the European Union (UN) Trust Fund is supporting the food agency to establish productive safety nets project in the Northeast. Tall, who stated this while distributing 150 bulls to youths Continue Reading

Cassava Farming

EDO SIGNS TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT TO ASSIST 455 CASSAVA FARMERS

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The Edo State Government said it has signed a tripartite agreement with the Elephant Group and Heritage Agro Allied Foods (H2AFoods), of United States (U.S), to strengthen the cassava value-chain, to benefit not less than 445 farmers across the state. During the agreement signing, held at the Continue Reading

Sesame Seeds

HOW NIGERIA CAN MAXIMIZE POTENTIALS OF SESAME SEEDS

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• 90% Of Seeds Exported For Processing • Finance, Govt Policy Are Major Challenges-Mamudu • Capable Of Providing 1m Jobs, $1.5b For Northern States-Othman • Processing Plants Needed To Improve Seeds Quality-Farmer Sesame seed is considered Nigeria’s second largest agro export earner, with the Continue Reading

Agro Chemicals

EPSAN APPLAUDS FG FOR BANNING NPK FERTILIZER IMPORTATION

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The Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has applauded the Federal Government’s total ban on the importation of all blends of Nitrogen Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizers. In a statement, FEPSAN President, Mr Thomas Etuh, said the move would stop the Continue Reading

Agro Technology

HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS CROP PRODUCTIVITY BY 40%

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Researchers in the United States of America have developed a new technology that can trap photosynthetic energy capable of increasing crop productivity by at least 40 per cent. The researchers explained that “plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis but most crops on the Continue Reading

Agro Processing Equipment

KADUNA: EL’RUFAI COMMISSIONS DFID-ASSISTED MILK, YOGHURT PROCESSING PLANT

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Kaduna State Government has commissioned a 500 litre per day capacity rural milk processing plant in Ladugga grazing reserve. The plant commissioned by Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has the capability of processing 500 litres of raw milk into yoghurt. The plant was set Continue Reading

Agribusiness

ENTREPRENEURS, ASSOCIATION CAUTION FARMERS AGAINST EARLY LAND PREPARATION, PLANTING

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Farm equipment service providers, entrepreneurs and farm operation specialists have cautioned farmers across the zones against early land clearing, preparation and crop cultivation. Resources and investments associated with these operations, if done too early, could go down the drain, and this Continue Reading

Agro Exports

HARNESSING NIGERIA’S AGRICULTURE EXPORTATION POTENTIALS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY

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Nigeria has abundant cash crops which are under exploited across the country. These crops if developed appropriately and exported, it is capable of revamping the economy and also serve as the largest sector for exporting apart from oil. Exports from Nigeria to other countries of the world is Continue Reading

Agro Financing

TANZANIA TO SPEND $4.3 MILLION ON OIL PALM FARMING

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Tanzania has set aside 4.3 million dollars to boost cultivation of oil palm as part of its strategy to end importation of edible oils, Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, said on Monday. Majaliwa revealed this when speaking in the Western Tanzania’s region of Kigoma soon after inspecting an oil Continue Reading