Starting a Cocoa Farm This Season

Cocoa

Cocoa, according to the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), was introduced by the Portuguese into the Gulf of Guinea from where it got to Nigeria around the last quarter of the 19th Century. The introduced variety was the Amelonado.

Rice Production in Nigeria Increases to 5.8 Million Tonnes

Rice

Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, President Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said annual rice production in Nigeria has increased from 5.5 million tonnes in 2015 to 5.8 million tonnes in 2017.

Goronyo disclosed in Abuja.

Board Chairman Interview - Seychelles Fishing Authority Should Take Hard Decisions Quickly

Fishing Authority

With limited land resources, Seychelles is dependent on the ocean and for many years the fishery sector has been the 115-island archipelago's second-largest part of the economy, after tourism. As one of the key players in the sector, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) plays an immense role in promoting sustainable and responsible fishing.

Boxes of Stolen Chicken Portions Stashed Under Bed, Couches in Cape Town

 Chicken

More than 100 boxes of stolen chicken portions were recovered just hours after being taken off a hijacked truck in Nyanga, police said on Wednesday.

Kenya Mulls Specialty Teas Auction At Coast

Tea

Kenya plans to open up a specialty and orthodox tea auction in Mombasa in a move expected to make the country the pioneer purple tea sales host.

Fisheries Official's Laptop Seized Over Alleged Corruption

fish

A government official responsible for managing fishing allocation rights has been implicated in alleged corruption, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has said.

If Drought Continues, More Farmers Will Close Shop - Free State Agriculture CEO

farmland

If the drought continues unabated, it could see more farmers close shop, CEO of Free State Agriculture, Henk Vermeulen, said.

Minister and PS Hard-Pressed to Explain Flour Pricing

A sample of a two-kilo packet of Pembe maize meal that will retail at Sh90 starting on May 17, 2017, according to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett and Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe were on Thursday hard-pressed to explain how they arrived at the subsidized prices for maize flour.

FG takes action against importation, rolls out 200 rice mills

Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has intimated  the Federal Executive  Council headed by the Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo that about 200 rice mills would soon be distributed  to owners against importation and self sufficiency.

Secondary School pupils exposed to agro business at RMRDC

Secondary School pupils

As part of catching them young, youths from secondary schools in Abuja and other elders from the NYSC were gathered yesterday to a lecture about how to make career from agricbusiness.