91 percent of imported tomato paste fake – Erisco, Dangote

tomato paste

Local manufacturers of tomato paste and purée, yesterday told the House of Representatives Committees on Healthcare Services and Drugs and Narcotics,that about 91 percent of tomato paste imported into the country are sub-standard.

Tomato: Farmers Crave Standard Storage Facility

Tomato

Farmers under the aegis of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in the State of Osun have advised the Federal Government to provide standard storage facilities for tomato during the period of harvest.

Agriculture is Africa’s biggest employer of labour – Elumelu

Tony Elumelu

The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu has identified agriculture as the biggest employer of labor on the Africa continent, saying that about forty percent of Africa’s GDP is accounted for by agriculture.

Rates of type 2 diabetes are on the rise in the MIddle East across all age groups.

In recent years, parts of the Middle East have been experiencing a food-related public health crisis: an extreme rise in type-2 diabetes in the Arabian Peninsula region.

The National Grazing Reserves Agency Bill has passed the first reading stage at the Senate.

National Grazing Agency Bill

The National Grazing Reserves Agency Bill has passed the first reading stage at the Senate. The bill, which is set to establish grazing reserves for cattle and pastoralists across the country, was sponsored by a Senator from Kano Central, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.

AfDB plans $175m for agricultural transformation in North-West region

AFDB

The Country Director, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Ousmane Dore, has earmarked 175 million dollars for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme (ATASP-I) as instrument for consolidating the bank’s investments in Nigerian agricultural sector.

Keying Into Cassava Production As Solution To Nigeria’s Economic Woes

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Cassava remains one of the most popular staples in Nigeria and has several uses which if properly keyed into can become the solution to the nation’s economic woes says the Cassava Growers, Association Ruth Tene Natsa writes on the many uses and benefits to cassava as propounded by the NCGA.

SENATE PASSES GRAZING BILL FOR FIRST READING

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The National Grazing Reserves Agency Bill has been passed by the senate for the first reading. The bill which is set to establish grazing reserves for cattle across the country was sponsored by a Senator from Kano Central, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Commissioner wants Fadama initiative extended to all 13 LGAs in Ebonyi

Fadama

Abakaliki, June 22, 2016, Mr Uchenna Orji, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Ebonyi, has appealed to the World Bank to extend the Fadama initiative to all the 13 Local Government Areas of state.

What Will it Take to End Global Malnutrition by 2030?

The Global Nutrition Report examines the root causes of malnutrition and offers solutions to tackle the global health crisis by 2030.

Malnutrition affects one in three individuals, according to the Global Nutrition Report, From Promise to Impact: Ending Malnutrition by 2030. This independent annual review explores the state of nutrition in the world, the underlying determinants of malnutrition, and the individual and societal challenges that accompany the global health crisis.