NIRSAL to increase lending to farmers to 10%

CBN

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Mr Aliyu Hameed, has said the agency is planning to increase total value of agricultural lending – from the current 1.4% towards 10% of the total bank lending by 2026.

Nigeria’s Rice Imports Drops By 300,000 Metric Tons

Rice Imports Drops

The research by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed that the importation of rice from the United States to Nigeria has dropped by 300,000 metric tons in the last six months.

“BACK TO LAND FOR AGRIC”: Imo Workers to Work 3 Days in a Week, Farm for 2 days

Imo State Governor

Towards achieving self-sustenance in agriculture, the Imo State government has introduced a policy tagged “BACK TO LAND FOR AGRICULTURE”. This initiative became imperative since the state can no longer depend on monthly allocation for survival.

Preventing decline of rice exports

rice

PAKISTAN’S rice exports have been falling in recent years, mainly due to higher prices, energy crisis, poor quality seeds, low yield and persistently lower commodity prices in global markets.

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.

SOKOTO COLLABORATES WITH MOROCCO ON AGRICULTURE AND SOLAR

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said that the state government would collaborate with the Kingdom of Morocco in the areas of solar energy and agriculture.

Commodities Decreased in July as Supply Concerns Ease

commodities

decreased in July, largely driven by changing supply fundamentals, according to Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Andrew Youn On Ending Poverty in Our Lifetimes

One Acre Fund provides farm services to smallholder farms across Sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom are women.

in his recent TED Talk, Andrew Youn describes One Acre Fund as “Amazon for rural farmers.” The nonprofit organization delivers goods and services to smallholder farms across Sub-Saharan Africa. Through these tools and resources, the farmers One Acre Fund serves “earn more food… help to feed healthy communities and thriving economies [and] reduce environmental pressure.” 

Access Bank : CEO Pledges Support for Agriculture

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe has restated the bank’s capacity and desire to support the federal government’s efforts in diversification of the economy, especially in the agricultural sector.

Innovation in the Fields: A Growing Culture is Connecting Farmers in a New Way

Innovation increases when knowledge is collective. We see this with the Renaissance and in Silicon Valley, and it’s true in agriculture, too.

In the forested hills of Vietnam, Pham Nhu Trang runs a hog farm. As you can imagine, hog farming can be a smelly, messy occupation. But Trang found an ingenious solution to this challenge. Looking to the hog’s natural environment—the forest—she was inspired to develop a technique that ferments locally available absorbent materials such as wood chips, bamboo dust, and straw to use as bedding.