Women can compete with big agric businesses

Inyang Archibong

Inyang Archibong, the I’TRIX Managing Director, speaks to our reporters on how the Nigerian business environment has been friendly to women in recent time.

Cattle Breeders take measures to contain cattle rustling

Cattle Breeders

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has said it will introduce weight bill for transporters carrying cattle, as a major way of checking cattle theft, reports the Guardian.

Climate Smart Agriculture: Nigeria on Hot Seat

Climate Smart Agriculture

–  FG May Introduce Carbon Emission Tax… 

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.