2018 IAR Annual Research Review/REFILs: Funding not in consonant with economic diversification

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The FMARD Minister Representative, Mr. Ime. S. Umoh, Former ED, NAERLS Prof.  Z. Abubakar, Prof Ado on day two of the Cropping Scheme.

  * Stakeholders exhort research monitoring and evaluation.

·     *  IAR recounts achievements.

The 2018 Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting / Extension Farmers Inputs Linkage System (REFILS) held for three days (April10-12) at Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samara, Zaria were very revealing as funding was very conspicuous as one of the major factors militating against new improved technologies development cum transfer to farmers at the grassroots.

Price of cassava stems nosedives to N400 per bundle

cassava stems

·       National Agric Seed Council to set standard, certify seeds

Prices of cassava stems have nosedived to N400 per bundle after touching a high of N1200 as demand eases in Nigeria.

Shea butter: Minister raises concern on $200b for other

Hajiya. Salima Makama, Minister of state, FMITI Hajia Aisha Abubarkar & Director, Commodities and Products Inspectorate Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) Mrs. Ope Ewe

The Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar has said that the untapped Shea butter industry was already attracting an annual income of over $200 billion into other countries where its potential is properly harnessed for employment and wealth creation. She said this at Alliance Agenda conference held at Abuja.

In Defense of Food Evolution

Are GMOs the key to global food security?

Men unload sacks of onions at a farmers market in Bamako, Mali

Food security is, and will continue to be, one of our greatest ongoing development challenges.

IITA to hold training on Novel Techniques for Weed Management in Cassava

Cassava

Farming Systems that guarantee more than 20 tons per ha.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) plans to hold a training on innovative technologies for weed management in cassava in July.

Pictures at the strategy to form a strong working relationships with all partners of NAPRI Integrated Commercial Livestock Model Farm for robus national sensitization as requested by the Minister of state, Hajia Aisha. Mrs Toyin Asanu, Jet Age Energy Solutions Nigeria limited, speaking on the use of wind to generate waters for grazing animals and feeds for animals at the FMITI yesterday. On the upper table listening..Deputy Director, CPI, Mr. Abalaka, opposite him,Asst Dir, Mr. Adegoke. Sitting are Mr. Oke and NAPRI Prof. Lakpini.Also standing is Edward Mba , Folder Green Technologies .. The dead line for the speaking paper to be presented at the end of this month tentatively

Pictures at the strategy to form a strong working relationships with all partners of NAPRI Integrated Commercial Livestock Model Farm for robus national sensitization as requested by the Minister of  state, Hajia Aisha.   Jet Age Energy Solutions Nigeria limited, Toyin George Taylor, speaking on the use of wind to generate waters for grazing animals and feeds for animals at the FMITI yesterday. On the upper table listening..Deputy Director, CPI, Mr. Abalaka, opposite him,Asst Dir, Mr. Adegoke. Sitting are Mr. Oke and NAPRI Prof. Lakpini.Also standing is Edward Mba , Folder Green Technologies
.. The dead line for the speaking paper to be presented at the end of this month tentatively

Pictures at the strategy to form a strong working relationships with all partners of NAPRI Integrated Commercial Livestock Model Farm for robus national sensitization as requested by the Minister of  state, Hajia Aisha. Mrs Toyin Asanu, Jet Age Energy Solutions Nigeria limited, speaking on the use of wind to generate waters for grazing animals and feeds for animals at the FMITI yesterday. On the upper table listening..Deputy Director, CPI, Mr. Abalaka, opposite him,Asst Dir, Mr. Adegoke. Sitting are Mr. Oke and NAPRI Prof. Lakpini.Also standing is Edward Mba , Folder Green Technologies .. The dead line for the speaking paper to be presented at the end of this month tentatively

IAR&T appoints Ekiti man best farmer for S/W 2017

IAR&T REFILs for 2018: Pictures speak as the best farmer from South West was honored with an award of excellence along with Prof. Oluwatosin for excellent performance as immediate past Refils coordinator. Here, Agric Commissioner, Ekiti state Hon. Odebunmi presents the award to Mr. Adekunle Adeniji, an illustrious son of Omuo Ekiti
accompanied by his wife as best farmer. Others are pictures from the event.

The Institute of Agricultural Research & Training (IAR&T) committee of South West Zonal Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage System (REFILS) for 2018 has conferred on Hon. Adekunle Adeniyi,  an All Farmers’ Association Chairman (AFAN) , Ekiti East, and Managing Director, Samtex Integrated Agro Industry with the best farmer of the year 2017 agricultural productivity for his best agronomics practices  in the zone.

S/W 2018 REFILS: technologies transfer suffer in 2017

The upper table at the 2018 REFils-Oyo state Agric Comm. Prince Oyewumi Oyewole, IAR&T, ED, Prof. Adediran, Ekiti Comm. Agric Hon. Kehinde Odebunmi, Ogun Agric Mrs. Peju Adebajo & Mr. Tony.

*Royal father advises youth on partnership

The recently concluded Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage System (REFILS) under the coordination of Institute for Agricultural Research& Training (IAR&T) Moorplantation has revealed poor transfer of new improved technologies for enhanced productivity of farmers’ produce and other agro processors in the value chains of the crops, animals and livestock, even as the Royal father of Alawowo of Awowo Owu Kingdom, Oba Abdul-Gafar Olasunkanmi Tijani has advised the youths to explore business partnership in crops and animal productivity to create jobs without waiting for government for themselves.

The Truth about Genetically Modified Food

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Proponents of genetically modified crops say the technology is the only way to feed a warming, increasingly populous world. Critics say we tamper with nature at our peril. Who is right?