Thailand Approves $42 Million In Loans To Help Rubber Farmers

Rubber Farmers

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved 1.5 billion baht (42 million dollars) in soft loans for rubber production and processing to boost rubber use and support farmers hit by falling prices.

Popular pesticide may hurt bees, EPA warns

U.S. beekeepers reported losing 42 percent of their colonies in 2014. (Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture)

 Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the agency is re-examining how this and other 'neonicotinoid' pesticides affect beneficial insects.

The Colossal Hoax Of Organic Agriculture

A label stating ‘Produce of USA’ is wrapped around a bunch of organic carrots at a farmers market

Consumers of organic foods are getting both more and less than they bargained for. On both counts, it’s not good.

Imo mounts bird flu, Lassa fever surveillance

birds

The Imo State government has mounted increased surveillance across its borders, in a bid to guard against bird flu and Lassa fever disease spreading into its 27 local government areas, the Guardian reports.

TADAN Harvests 2016 First Tilapia Fishes

Tilapia Aquaculture Developers

Tilapia Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria has harvested the first set of tilapia fishes at a ground-breaking ceremony in Iseyin, Oyo State, last Saturday.

Fulani herders kill 20 in Nigeria in grazing rights spat: police

Disputes over grazing rights have led to tensions between herdsmen and farmers

Gunmen believed to be ethnic Fulani herders have killed a policeman and 19 civilians and torched homes in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state in a spat over grazing rights, the police said.

Unilever : Unemployment - Saraki Urges Unilever to Increase Investment in Nigeria

Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday urged the Unilever Group to increase their investment in Nigeria with the aim of providing more employment opportunities in the country.

TILAPIA ASSOCIATION SET FOR 1st HARVEST OF 2016, Unveils Tilapia in Cages

Tilapia

The Tilapia Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN), has announced its readiness for the first harvest of the year. With barely three weeks into the New Year, TADAN has declared that the first set of tilapia fishes are set for the market.

Ondo State Government has revamped two of its moribund industries- Ifon Ceramic Industry now Golden Ceramic of Ifon and Araromi Ayesan Oil Palm.

Ondo State Government

In its resolve to provide employment for the youths in the state, the Ondo State Government has revamped two of its moribund industries. They are Ifon Ceramic Industry now Golden Ceramic of Ifon and Araromi Ayesan Oil Palm.

Cross River Govt to create 20,000 Agric Jobs

Prof. Anthony Eneji

The Cross River State Government has pledged to create more than 20,000 jobs through agriculture this year. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prof. Anthony Eneji revealed.