Agribusiness

ONE MILLION HECTARES OF GRAZING DESTROYED BY WILDFIRES

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 5 0

Farmers in South Africa’s northern regions are reeling after wildfires destroyed large tracts of grazing. More than one million hectares of grazing have so far been lost to wildfires in the North West, Free State and Northern Cape this year. In the latest wildfire in the Free State, between Continue Reading

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HEITSCHUSEN CROWNED BENTON COUNTY MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 4 0

Harlyn Heitshusen of Urbana, Iowa was recently awarded the title of Benton County Miss United States Agriculture at the The 2021 Eastern Iowa Corridor Regional Miss United States Agriculture Pageant on September 12. Harlyn Heitshusen of Urbana, Iowa was recently awarded the title of Benton County Miss United States Agriculture. Harlyn Heitshusen, is the 16 […]Continue Reading

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MARKET ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TROUBLES IMPEDE AGRI GROWTH

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 5 0

About 48% of South Africa’s lemon and lime orchards and 57% of the soft citrus trees are younger than five years old, which will require extensive market expansion to prevent an oversupply in the market. The agriculture sector is expected to expand 7,6% year-on-year in 2021, but in the long term growth is expected to […]Continue Reading

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NIGERIAN LIVESTOCK SECTOR EMPLOYS ABOUT 30% OF RURAL POPULATION —AFDB

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 3 0

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has said that the Nigerian livestock sector employs around 30 per cent of the rural population but contributes less than 10 per cent of agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Bank said the demand for livestock products is expected to increase in the years ahead, as the sector has […]Continue Reading

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AGAIN, ABIODUN EMERGES BEST GOVERNOR IN AGRICULTURE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 9, 2021 17 0

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has once again won the Governor of The Year Award in Agriculture. The governor, who emerged tops in the 2020 edition of the award organised by the Nigeria Agricultural Award (NAA), was, on Tuesday night, declared winner in the agricultural sector at the award ceremony of the Feed Nigeria […]Continue Reading

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FOOD SECURITY: WE ARE TARGETING EARLY MATURING CROPS ― ARCN BOSS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 1, 2021 33 0

The Executive Secretary of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Sharubutu has said that the Council has the mandate to develop early maturing crops in an effort to address the challenges of food security. Professor Sharubutu also said the development of extension services is one of its top priorities in order to communicate […]Continue Reading

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NOURISHING AFRICA PARTNERS MASTERCARD FOUNDATION, USADF TO TRAIN 1,000 AGRIPRENEURS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine June 23, 2021 53 0

As part of the Entrepreneur Support Program (ESP), launched in December 2020, Nourishing Africa in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has trained 1,000 agripreneurs on models to build and scale their businesses. The training themed ‘Agribusiness Entrepreneur Development’ comprised of intensive daily training Continue Reading

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WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: HOW FEAR OF HUNGER PUSHED ME INTO AGRICULTURE — FARMER

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine June 14, 2021 69 0

Dunmola Sodeke, the Chief Executive Officer of Omodun farms holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. A widow and mother of two, she owns farmlands in Lagos, Kwara, Abeokuta and Ibadan. She cultivates vegetables, soy beans and maize and runs a snail and fish farm. In this interview with […]Continue Reading

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HERE ARE MIRA MEHTA’S 4 M’S TO MAKING FARMING A BUSINESS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine April 28, 2021 160 0

Farming in Nigeria is not an easy task and can be quite frustrating, especially in the face of insecurity and challenges of changing climate. Most smallholder farmers in Nigeria still practice farming as a lifestyle and not as a business and this has made them remain perpetually poor, thus making the venture unattractive to youths. […]Continue Reading

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CONSUMERS PREFERENCE CRITICAL TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA – KUST VC

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine April 28, 2021 96 0

The Vice Chancellor, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Prof. Shehu Alhaji Musa, has said consideration of consumption preference is critical to agricultural development in Nigeria. The professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension, worried that inspite of the huge deposited natural resource, Nigeria is still listed by Food and Agriculture Organisation Continue Reading