Revolutionizing the Meat Industry: An Interview with American Ostrich Farms

Food Tank interviews Alexander McCoy, the Found and Chief Executive Officer of American Ostrich Farm

Located on a 120-acre farm in Boise, Idaho, American Ostrich Farms (AOF) is working to provide an unexpected source of protein to American consumers. Ostrich meat is both high in protein and iron and low in fat and cholesterol. Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Alexander McCoy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AOF.

Customs re-imposes restriction on rice importation.

Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd)

Nigeria Customs Service has re-introduced the restriction order on importation of rice through land borders across the country,The Nation Reports.

Rodrigo Castellanos on Addressing Food Waste and Soil Degradation

Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food waste go to landfills around the world.

Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food waste go to landfills around the world, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) “Loss and Waste Facts Report,” while 24 billion tons of fertile soil are lost through misuse. These two challenges, food waste and soil degradation, are compounded when the world is on a clear trajectory to reach 10 billion people, most expected to be living in cities.

NiMet predicts cloudy, dust haze weather conditions for Tuesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of Abuja, Lokoja, Makurdi and Lafia on Tuesday morning.

‘Virtually everything is being adulterated in Nigeria’-Poultry nutritionist

Professor S. O. Ogundipe

Professor S. O. Ogundipe is a poultry nutritionist. He holds a Master’s Degree in poultry Science and Ph.D in Poultry nutrition and management. He worked at the Ahmadu Bello University from 1970 till his retirement in 2006. Currently, he serves on contract as a lecturer with the Department of Animal Science. He also owns an agricultural company called Rebson. He speaks with AgroNigeria on his company’s foray in feed mill operation, challenges of the industry and possible solutions. Excerpts:

Farmer Friday: Gayle Thorpe of Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm

Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm rests on 2,300 acres of certified organic land in East Aurora, New York and supports a CSA serving more than 350 members.

Gayle Thorpe owns and manages Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm with her husband, Mike, their six children, and their grandchildren. The farm rests on 2,300 acres of certified organic land in East Aurora, New York and supports a CSA serving more than 350 members. The CSA is in its 14th year, and there are summer and winter programs with both packages that fit large and small families.

Food shortages: Don't panic, Mutharika tells Malawians

President Peter Mutharika

President Peter Mutharika has called on Malawians to "not panic" over food shortages, claiming that there is "more than enough maize" available in the country's depots, local newspaper Nyasa Times reported.

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cattle trade

The Federal Government push to strangle the Boko Haram insurgency has shut down the cattle trade that sustained the city of Maiduguri, leaving many residents with no livelihood, including many of the two million people displaced by the war, reports Reuters.

Olam bets on Africa reward as on-the-go food demand to climb

Olam International

Olam International, one of the world’s largest food traders, is hunting for more investments in Africa as it looks to benefit from the continent’s increasing appetite for everything from instant noodles to lollipops.

What does “agriculture” mean today? Assessing old questions with new evidence.

agriculture

One of global society’s foremost structural changes underway is its rapid aggregate shift from farm based to city-based economies. More than half of humanity now lives in urban areas, and more than two-thirds of the world’s economies have a majority of their population living in urban settings.