Years back, while in veterinary school, our public health professor of zoonosis warned that failure to recognise diseases in wild and domestic animals that could be transmitted to humans was the greatest sin a vet could commit. The diseases are called zoonoses. He further told us that such Continue Reading
Month: March 2020
Out of the 30,000 fishermen who participated in the recent Argungu Fishing Festival in Kebbi State, 12,000 are from Argungu and environs. The Argungu Fishing Festival, which takes place once in a year, is the biggest of such event in the entire emirate. Apart from the venue of this annual Continue Reading
Wangjiahuan, a Chinese B2B portal for agricultural produce, has raised 600 million RMB ($85 million) in a funding round led by ‘super app’ Meituan Dianping. A Meituan spokesperson confirmed its investment in Wangjiahuan to AFN. Based in Shenzhen, Wangjiahuan is one of several Continue Reading
SENSOTERRA JOINS NETWORK PROVIDER TO TAKE ITS SOIL MOISTURE PROBES TO THE WORLD’S MOST PARCHED FARMS
Australia is the driest country on Earth. More than two thirds of its landmass receives less than 500 mililitres of rain each year; the devastating bushfire season this past summer, which made headlines across the globe, shows just how destructive this lack of rainfall can be. But Continue Reading
Food security efforts of the country are suffering roadblocks as mechanisation of farm operations with tractors and other equipment urgently requires at least 63,000 additional functional tractors to close the demand and supply gap. A tractor-deficiency assessment reveals that Nigeria needs Continue Reading
The Senate, on Tuesday, said the review of the 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly has become inevitable as a result of tumbling oil prices amidst the coronavirus outbreak. The finance minister, Zainab Ahmad, recently expressed a similar view. The Senate’s stance was sequel to the Continue Reading
Kaduna State Government says it is reviewing its Agriculture Development Policy to scale up stakeholders’ participation in production, processing and marketing of products to enhance food security. Mrs Halima Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture stated this at a one-day stakeholders meeting to Continue Reading
Some agro-industrial stakeholders have attributed the resilience of Nigeria’s economy, which is recently rated as the largest in Africa, to a few policies implemented in the agro-economic sectors despite the general uncoordinated economic policies and activities of the Muhammadu Buhari-led Continue Reading
Edo State government, on Thursday, commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 start-ups spread across five local government areas of the state. The Focal Person, Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), Mrs Ifueko Alufohai, said this at the training and Continue Reading
The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has constituted a committee on the processing and sale of fish in the Lake Chad Basin following a clearance from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai. About five years ago, the military banned fishing, processing and sale of fish based on the Continue Reading