China to invest $450 billion modernizing agriculture by 2020

modernizing agriculture

The Agricultural Development Bank of China [AGDBC.UL], one of the country's main policy lenders, agreed to loan at least 3 trillion yuan ($450 billion) by 2020 for the modernization of China's agriculture industry, state media said on Sunday.

FG TO REAP $5B ANNUALLY FROM CASSAVA – OGBEH

cassava

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the country is targeting to reap over $5billion annually from cassava production in the next few years.

BAG OF RICE TO SELL AT N40,000 By DECEMBER – LOKPOBIRI

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has stressed the need for Nigeria to stop the importation of food items otherwise the price of rice would skyrocket to N40,000 per bag before December. Sen. Lokpobiri who made this known while speaking in Yenagoa during a town hall meeting, disclosed that Nigeria spends about $22B a year on the importation of food.

Large Population Of Fall armyworms Hits Georgia Hay Fields

armyworms

All stages of fall armyworms, from tiny larvae to large caterpillars, live in a growth chamber on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Georgia. The worms are used to conduct research on how best to control the pest.

Nigerian Businessmen Demand $2.5 bn A Week For Importation – Ogbeh

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh have said Nigerian businessmen demanded 2.5 billion dollars (about N492 billion) a week for importation of goods and services into the country.

All Meat Goats - All The Time

Goats

The meat goat industry has become one of the fastest growing agricultural industries in the United States over the last few decades. Between 1987 and 2012, the number of meat goats increased by 395 percent from 415,196 to 2,053,228.

USDA Launches New Database on Product Nutrition of More Than 80,000 Brand Names

USDA Branded Food Products

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today officially launched the USDA Branded Food Products, a free online resource for families, the food industry and researchers containing nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods available at restaurants and grocery stores.

US Beef Sector Well-Poised To Increase Exports On The Rebound Of The World Economic Climate

Beef sector

Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center Jim Robb recently spoke with Radio Oklahoma Farm Director Ron Hays about current trends happening on the stage of international trade.

Wheat Prices Falling as Grain Pipeline Starting to Clog, What are Farmers to Do?

Wheat

The old cliché that too much of anything is not a good thing is certainly proving true for wheat growers trying to turn a profit.

OSUN YOUTH TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION

Governor Aregbesola

The youths in Osun State who just completed training on agricultural production have promised to make a huge impact in the agriculture and general food production sector of the country. The 20 youths who were sponsored to Germany by the state government, gave this assurance on their return to Osogbo after their two month trip abroad.