'Super crops' could revolutionise agriculture in Africa, expert claims

Zambia, one of the continent’s most fertile countries produces a wide range of foods including maize, rice, millet, sorghum, and sweet potatoes ( Alamy )

Super crops have the potential to revolutionize agriculture in Africa, a leading expert has claimed.

Agricultural report buttresses critics’ position on performance

Farm Produce

·         Agric  value chains suffer neglect

 The allegations of nonperformance in the agricultural sector in the last three years by critics has been buttressed by the statistical report of the National Agricultural Extension & Liaison Services (NAERLS) as the sector was underscored for not impacting on farmers for higher food productivity, just as incoherent operation in Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has been attributed to value chain crops neglect.

Irish government using wrong data to downplay greenhouse gas emissions from cows

Ireland's dairy herd has been increasing in recent years, and so have the levels of climate change-inducing gases emitted by the cows ( Getty Images )

The Irish government is misleading the public about levels of greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s cows, according to An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland. 

Napier grass: solution to farmers/herders clash

Napier grass

The incessant clashes and the unrestrained killings perpetrated by herdsmen across Nigeria could become a thing of the past if the government would encourage farmers to key into Napier grass cultivation. 

National mushroom gets elected executive officers

*    Chief Micheal Awunor emerges president

In Red cap, the Mushroom Elected  President Chief Micheal Awunor, while casting his vote, with the National Vice President South-West Mr. Yufus Olaitan

In an election conducted by the Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association (FACAN), Chief Michael Awunor has emerged the President of the National Mushroom Association of Nigeria (NMUSAN) with thirteen other officers that will paddle the affairs of the crop from production, processing and marketing for the period stipulated by its constitution.

India must ditch rice to feed growing population, scientists warn

India must ditch rice to feed growing population, scientists warn

India must shift from growing mainly rice and wheat to other crops that are healthier and better for the environment, according to new research.

Editorial- Food productivity and budget delay

 Food productivity 

The issue of budget delay in our economic activities in the country is gradually becoming part of our culture without carefully looking at its imperative disadvantages to our economy and growth especially in food productivity.

Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse Tory move that stripped £149m from low-paid agricultural workers

Jeremy Corbyn will frame the announcement as part of a wider commitment to improving workers’ bargaining power

Jeremy Corbyn will vow to reverse a Conservative move that stripped £149m from the wages of low-paid agricultural workers.

Wheat plague spreading through Yemen

Wheat plague

Agricultural experts are seriously concerned about the spread of stem rust through Yemen to the world’s major wheat production regions, where it could wipe out huge cultivation areas of a crop crucial for food security.

PRESS RELEASE - NIGERIA TO TAP INTO MONEY SPINNING APICULTURE INDUSTRY: AUDU OGBEH.

The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh receiving the symbolic honey touch from the Chairman of APIEXPO Africa 2018 Dr. Mrs. Dooshima Kwange.

Nigeria will soon join the comity of nations renowned for honey exports after securing accreditation and certification of its honey from the European Union Commission.