September 2020 - Nigeria Farming, Nigerian Farming, Africa Farming, Agribusiness Marketing in Nigeria and Africa, Nigerian Farming Online Magazine, Agriculture News

Maize Farming

MAIZE FARMERS ASSURE BUHARI ON PRODUCTION TO MEET DEMAND WITH 22M MTS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 28 0

The Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, on Monday, assured President Muhammadu Buhari, on the production of maize to meet high demands across the country with 22 million metric tonnes. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, MAAN, Dr Bello Abubakar Funtua, where the Continue Reading

Food Security

FOOD INFLATION IN NIGERIA HITS 16% IN AUGUST

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 20 0

Food inflation in Nigeria rose in August to 16.0 per cent, compared with 15.48 per cent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report on Tuesday. Headline inflation, which includes the prices of food and other goods and services, grew to 13.22 per cent in the same month from 12.82 Continue Reading

Agro Local News

KENYAN FARMERS ARE STRUGGLING, SAYS 60 DECIBELS’ STUDY

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 21 0

Nine out of 10 Kenyan farmers said their financial situation has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by 60 Decibels, a tech-enabled impact measurement company The company said as many as one-third of Kenya’s agricultural households are in economic distress. Continue Reading

Agro Financing

KANO AGRO PROJECT INVESTS N88 MILLION ON FODDER PRODUCTION

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 31 0

Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) has awarded a contract for the production of fodder seeds worth N88 million, including Gambia grass, among other seeds native to tropical Africa. The livestock facility will be established on a 20-hectare seed multiplication plot at Dudduru Continue Reading

Agribusiness

‘NIGERIA MUST DEEPEN AGRIBUSINESS’

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 23 0

Experts in the agricultural value chain have advised that Nigeria must leverage COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the agribusiness ecosystem for transformation of the sector. This, they maintained, is imperative following the important role agribusiness plays in the economic transformation Continue Reading

Agribusiness

HOPE RISES AS FIRMS MOVE TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION IN OGUN

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 16 0

Agro Renewal Movement International (ARMI) Limited, in collaboration with Agro Empire Estate, has implemented an agro-allied and processing project in Ogun State to transform and boost the sector. According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, ARMI, Mustafa Moshood Continue Reading

Rice Farming

RICE IMPORTS LOWEST IN 20 YEARS, AGRIC EXPORTS DRIVE FOREIGN TRADE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 26 0

• Cocoa beans, sesame seeds lead exports• Experts harp on standards, value chain infrastructure• ‘1m tonnes of smuggled chicken prevented’ Despite multifarious challenges facing the agricultural sector of the economy, indications have emerged that Nigeria’s strength truly lies in the sector if Continue Reading

Coconut Farming

LAGOS TO ESTABLISH COCONUT PROCESSING FACTORY IN BADAGRY

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 22 0

The Lagos State government has said it will establish a coconut processing factory in Badagry to further optimise the use of coconut and harness its economic potential. The state Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this at the Year 2020 Coconut Day Celebration Continue Reading

Agribusiness

POOR LAND ACCESS PREVENTS FINANCE TO FARMERS, SAYS EXPERT

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 16 0

Poor access to land has prevented the country from unlocking the unquantifiable potential of agriculture, and access to finance continues to be a major challenge, an agriculturist has said. Debo Abodunrin, has called on the government to make land easily accessible to farmers and Continue Reading

Agro Local News

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: KEBBI GOVT SCREENS 500 HERDERS FOR ANIMAL FEEDS LOAN

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 11, 2020 87 0

The Kebbi Government on Tuesday commenced the screening of no fewer than 500 herders for animal feeds loan, as part of efforts to improve livestock production in the state. Dr Usman Rambo, a Project Consultant on the loan, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria while Continue Reading