AFAN frowns at seed dealers

 *Minister seeks stiffer penalty

The Managing Director, Premier Seeds Nigeria Limited, Prof. Oyediji Ogungbile, The Governor of Kebbi State Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and The DG NASC Dr. Olusegun Philps Ojo in a picture during a visit to the Premier Seeds Stand at the 2018  Seed Connect

In order to checkmate recycling of grains as improved seed, the All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has condemned the activities of fake dealers who are fond of selling grains as seeds to its members just as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh was advocating through a new bill a stiffer penalty that would checkmate merchants of ingenuine inputs in the sub sector.

Mega-farms could hit grain supplies in the region, resulting in an increase in imports to feed pigs

Balinese farmers work on the land surrounding the volcano Reuters

Volcanic ash can cause a nuisance to farmers, burying agricultural lands and damaging crops. But this ash does have long-term benefits.

Pictures Speak at the 2018 Seed Connect held in Abuja

The Managing Director, Premier Seeds Nigeria Limited, Prof. Oyediji Ogungbile, The Governor of Kebbi State Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and The DG NASC Dr. Olusegun Philps Ojo in a picture during a visit to the Premier Seeds Stand at the 2018  Seed Connect

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Sir Richard Branson says humans will stop killing animals for meat in 30 years

Last month, Sir Richard joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the giant US agriculture firm, Cargill, in investing in Memphis Meats, a US company that creates meat from self-producing animal cells

Livestock is 'a bigger contributor to global warming and environmental degradation than all forms of transportation,' Mr Branson said

Farmers select their ‘seed of choice’ in FAO’s first-ever seed fair in northeastern Nigeria

FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held its first seed fair in northeastern Nigeria on 2 June 2018 in Tikau, a large ward in the Nangere local government area of Yobe State, as part of its 2018 rainy season programme in the region.

State Department of Agriculture: Longhorned tick discovered in West Virginia

The longhorned tick, which officials say is small and difficult to detect and can be harmful to both livestock and humans. The State Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the tick in West Virginia.

The National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of the longhorned tick in West Virginia Monday, according to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

British fruit farmer cutting jobs and expanding in China as Brexit uncertainty hits UK agriculture

 fruit farmer

Government has not provided ‘adequate answer’ to concerns over availability of EU immigrants says marketing manager of Haygrove farm in Herefordshire

China’s pig farmers plan to produce mega hog-farms to meet demands of world’s biggest pork market

Mega-farms could hit grain supplies in the region, resulting in an increase in imports to feed pigs 

China’s largest pig farming companies and new entrants are racing to build vast, modern hog farms in the north-eastern cornbelt, expanding the world’s biggest pork market and upending traditional trade flows in meat and grain.

NASC holds seed connect

NASC Director General (DG), Dr. Olusegun Ojo during the Seed Connect Press Conference held in Abuja 

*seeks media support

As part of effort by the Federal Government to boost agricultural productivity in the country, using quality seeds, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) is planning to hold the first ever seed conference and Expo in Abuja tomorrow just as it has craved for media support in the awareness creation for the use of improve seeds to checkmate food deficits.

The cruel trade-off at the local produce aisle

The cruel trade-off at the local produce aisle

When we decide what fresh produce to buy, we check our fruits and vegetables for colour and blemishes, and we make sure the price seems fair. We’re looking after our families.