Modest increase expected in U.S. winter wheat acreage

Modest increase expected in U.S. winter wheat acreage

Given that wheat has been one of the better performing grain markets in the past year, it should not be a big surprise that the trade expects United States winter wheat acreage to halt the precipitous declines of recent years.

Soil science body inducts foundation staff

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The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS), a parastastal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development established by 2017 Act has inducted its old and newly recruited staff at an organised event in Abuja.

Images speak at the Guinness Nigeria official launch ceremony of its Agriculture scheme called ‘’Grow with Nigeria’’ held today, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

Images speak at the Guinness Nigeria  official launch ceremony of its Agriculture scheme called ‘’Grow with Nigeria’’ held today, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

Guinness Nigeria over the last decade has consistently increased its use of local raw materials in the manufacturing of its various iconic brands such as Malta Guinness. Currently, the local raw material component in all our brands manufactured in Nigeria is over 80% with plans to grow this to 95% by the year 2022.

Ukraine’s 2018/2019 grain exports already totaled 25.7 MMT

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Ukraine had exported 25.7 MMT of grains since the beginning of MY 2018/2019 (i.e. since July) as of January 16, 2019, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Cities could play a key role in pollinator conservation, study

Cities could play a key role in pollinator conservation, study

Cities could play a key role in conserving pollinators, new research shows. According to a study published in the journal “Nature Ecology and Evolution”, residential and community gardens in urban areas are pollinator ‘hotspots’. “Urbanization is increasing globally, and it is thus crucial to promote management strategies that support key ecosystem services provided by urban biodiversity, such as pollination,” the researchers write.

Malaysia's December palm oil stocks up 6.9pc

Malaysia's December palm oil stocks up 6.9pc

Malaysia's total palm oil stocks in December 2018 rose to 6.92 per cent to a record high of 3.22 million tonnes from 3.01 million tonnes in November.

NGO seeks restoration Growth Enhancement Support Scheme

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The ActionAid Nigeria and the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have reiterated the call by women farmers for restoration of the scrapped Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme of the Federal Government, initiated by the immediate past Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina for Nigerian farmers.

FG to take $1.1bn loan from Brazil for agric mechanization

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo

The Federal Government is set to implement ‘The Green Imperative’, an agricultural mechanization programme, with a $1.1billion loan from the Brazilian government. This news was monitored at  4.PM Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) news yesterday.  

Government’s post-Brexit agriculture scheme falls short of protection needed to safeguard environment, farmers warn

The government has pledged to pay farmers for preserving the environment, but some are concerned their measures will not be enough 

The government’s vision for post-Brexit farming does not provide enough protection for the environment, meaning food production is at risk, according to a farming group.

How satellites could help farmers deal with the risk of drought

How satellites could help farmers deal with the risk of drought

While drought policy raises many complex emotional, political and policy issues, it can be useful to think of it as an insurance problem: how can we best help farmers manage climate risk?