Castor production: Nigeria partners Ghana, China for global market

Castor Seed

In a bit to reduce import bills of over 40billion naira annually expended on castor oil, the Federal Government (FG) has embarked on joining forces with China and Ghana towards best agronomics cultivation and harvest in this crop that will attract international market.

Who Should be the Next Secretary of Agriculture?

Here are top choices for the next Secretary of Agriculture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the country’s authority on food, agriculture, and nutrition. The Department is made up of 29 agencies, an office with almost 100,000 employees, and a budget of more than US$20 billion. Therefore, the Secretary of Agriculture has a great deal of influence over the policies and initiatives that govern the nation’s food system.

Chinese brothers run farm home to 50,000 SNAKES where staff have to do three months of training before they start work

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Brothers Yang Xunyi and Yang Xunlun run the 3.3 acre snake farm in Chongqing, in south-west China

• It is home to 50,000 snakes, including 30,000 cobras
• The farm has 20 workers, all of whom have to go through an intensive three-month training programme before they can work on the site 
  

FCT MINISTER ORDERS HERDSMEN OUT OF ABUJA

Cattle Breeders

The Minister gave this instruction during a meeting with the Miyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, FCT Chapter. Noting that it is impossible for those animals to co-habit with residents of the FCT, he said that this is a step to completely put a stop to cattle grazing in Abuja metropolis, major entrance and exit highways into the city centre.

Leket Israel: A Role Model Food Bank

Leket Israel covers all aspects of food recovery, gathering fresh and high-quality food items that would otherwise be destined for landfill and redistributing to those in need.

Leket Israel is the largest food bank in Israel and has been working to rescue food nationwide since 2003.

Police arrest 3 Benue Agric Ministry staff over missing N12m

Police arrest 3 Benue Agric Ministry staff over missing N12m

The Police in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, have confirmed the arrest of three officials of the state Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources over their alleged complicity in the diversion of N12 million meant for the supply of fertiliser to farmers in the state.

Women and biodiversity: five new Slow Food presidia with females at the fore

The sweet pink tomatoes of a small region in Bulgaria are overshadowed by high-yield varieties

This year, 57 groups were added to the catalogue of Slow Food presidia, a project that aims to preserve biodiversity around the world.

AfDB Launches Virtual Newsletter

AfDB

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in a bid to keep its teeming publics up to date with its events and projects have just launched its virtual newsletter.

Confronting a Global Epidemic of Obesity and Disease: An Interview with Jack Fisher

Jack Fisher

NCDFREE is a global nonprofit and social movement launched in 2013 that is committed to expanding awareness on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the urgency they present to the world community.

Serving Up Local Food and Social Justice at Soul Fire Farm

At Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York

At Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, farmers Leah Penniman and Jonah Vitale-Wolff see equality and sustainable food systems as two sides of the same coin. In their work as farmers and educators, Penniman and Vitale-Wolff seek to encourage conversations both about injustice within the food system and the potential for more equitable food systems to facilitate greater equality. They couple education about sustainable agricultural practices with racial justice workshops and make concerted efforts to bring farmers of color to the table.