North West leading in Irrigation-Minister

North West leading in Irrigation

The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has commended the North West  geopolitical zone of Nigeria for leading in irrigation practices, services and techniques, thereby making all-year farming activities a possibility in the geopolitical zone.

Drones can take precision farming to the next level

Drones

Using GPS monitoring in conjunction with aerial technology allows farmers to increase farming efficiency. The results, however, are highly dependent on interpretation of the data and the type of technology used, says Mico Stander of Agrimotion.

ReFED Roadmap Creates “Actionable Paths” Towards Food Waste Reduction

ReFED Roadmap

ReFED is a new initiative using economics and data to reduce food waste in the United States.
Food Tank had a chance to talk with Sarah Vared, a Principal at the project’s coordinator MissionPoint Partners, about the release of the Roadmap.

Eric Ripert Discusses Sustainability, Food Waste, and Justice in the Food System

Eric Ripert discusses his views on sustainability, food waste, and food justice.

Eric Ripert, born in southern France, is a celebrity chef who has had a tremendous influence on French cuisine in the United States over the last 20 years.

NIGERIA RATED 40TH IN ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION

Cow

As part of evidence that Nigeria has improved drastically in animal feeds and livestock production, ALLTECH Global Feed Ranking Report for 2015 has rated Nigeria’s animal feed sector as number 40th in the world; moving 11 steps forward from its previous ranking of number 51 out of 130 leading animal feeds countries in the world.

NiMet predicts less-than-normal rainfall

Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet

Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, yesterday released the 2016 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, SRP, with a damning revelation that the nation would experience late on-set, early cessation and lower-than normal rainfall.

African agriculture A green evolution

African agriculture

The farms of Africa are prospering at last thanks to persistence, technology and decent government.

Dangote’s move to import phosphate and potash shows that Nigeria should take mining seriously

Dangote

According to Reuters on Monday, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said that he plans to buy phosphate from Morocco and potash from Congo Brazzaville in order to feed his planned fertiliser plant in Nigeria. He made this known without giving details of the deal.

Climate change threatens African crops

Maize

Climate change will claim vast swathes of land needed to grow staple food crops in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly maize, bananas and beans, researchers warned.

Do not give back your land to white farmers - KZN premier

KZN premier

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu on Thursday urged rural communities not to lease back or sell land to white farmers.