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GLOBAL FOOD PRICE RISES FURTHER FROM NOVEMBER — FAO

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine December 17, 2021 64 0

FG unveils special incentives for investors in agricultural sector and 27.3 per cent from November 2020. In an effort to improve private sector participation in the agricultural sector the Federal Government on December 23rd 2021, disclosed that it had designed investment incentives to support Continue Reading

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BAYER, CHS COLLABORATE TO EXPAND FARMER CARBON PROGRAM ACCESS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 12, 2021 76 0

Bayer will be the carbon program partner for chs. Bayer and CHS Inc. have announced what the firms term as a unique agreement that makes Bayer Crop Science the carbon program partner for CHS and the most accessible carbon program for U.S. farmers, say company officials. The agreement brings together two major agriculture industry leaders to help Continue Reading

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AT CLIMATE TALKS, COUNTRIES AGREE TO HALT DEFORESTATION AND CUT METHANE EMISSIONS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 11, 2021 87 0

The second day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought sweeping pledges to end deforestation and curb methane emissions.  In the summit’s first major deal, announced on Tuesday, leaders of more than 100 countries signed a pact to end deforestation by 2030. The signatories include countries that account for about 86% of the world’s forests — […]Continue Reading

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ONLINE SALES ‘MOVING BOUNDARIES’ FOR LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 5, 2021 38 0

Many South African livestock auction records have been crushed since the start of the year. Over the past three months alone, Bos Blanco Stud sold a Beefmaster bull for R1 100 000 to Chris van Heerden of Gamtouw Boerdery, Innibos Boerbok Groep sold a Kalahari Red stud ewe for R350 000 to Faheem Kala in […]Continue Reading

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GHANA NEEDS COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON WOMEN AGRICULTURE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine October 22, 2021 91 0

Ghana needs a comprehensive data on women in the agricultural sector to know the numbers, peculiar challenges and proffer solutions to enhance their work, Ms Paulina Addy, Director of Women in Agriculture Development (WIAD), has said. She said women often combine their reproductive and productive roles such as cooking, fetching water, collection of fire wood, […]Continue Reading

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FOOD PRICES RISE, OUTPACED BY U.S. INFLATION RATE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine October 22, 2021 98 0

Pulled by strong meat prices, September food prices were 4.6% higher than a year ago, said the Labor Department on Wednesday. The monthly Consumer Price Indexreport said the annual U.S. inflation rate was 5.4% in September, compared with 5.3% in the preceding month. Energy and food showed large increases for the past month but prices for […]Continue Reading

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GLOBAL ASSEMBLY CALLED ON CUTTING FOOD WASTE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine October 8, 2021 54 0

The Champions 12.3 coalition, dedicated to the UN goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030, said on Tuesday it would begin a series of assemblies in October to encourage countries and companies to reach that goal. More than one-third of food produced in the world is lost or wasted each year. “It is nothing […]Continue Reading

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‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ IN DROUGHT-HIT U.S. FORESTS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine October 8, 2021 96 0

The government needs to quicken the pace of its fuel reduction work in public forests at the same time that it marshals enough crews to fight wildfires, said Forest Service chief Randy Moore at a House hearing on Wednesday. “The sobering takeaway: America’s forests are in a state of emergency, and it’s time to treat […]Continue Reading

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BUHARI MEETS DUTCH QUEEN, SPEAKS ON AGRIC REFORM

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 29, 2021 153 0

President Buhari assured the queen, who last visited Nigeria in 2017, that if she came again, she would see a lot of differences. President Muhammadu Buhari recently held a bilateral meeting at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly holding in New York, USA, with Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta, Queen of The Netherlands, during […]Continue Reading

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CARGILL LAUNCHES NEW REGENERATIVE AG PROGRAM THAT PAYS FARMERS FOR IMPROVED SOIL HEALTH

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 29, 2021 119 0

Cargill has begun enrolling farmers in Cargill RegenConnectTM, a new regenerative ag program that pays farmers for improved soil health and positive environmental outcomes, including payment per metric ton of carbon sequestered. The program connects farmers to the growing carbon marketplace and will help scale the voluntary adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. Continue Reading