Colorado agriculture gets some good news on tariffs; but trade winds still stormy for farmers, other businesses

In the midst of the U.S.-China tariff battles, there’s good news from the trade front for farmers and ranchers in Colorado and across the country: Japan is lifting long-standing restrictions on the imports of U.S. beef and President Donald Trump is lifting tariffs on aluminum and steel from Mexico and Canada.

Yesterday images at the 31th meeting of Technical Sub -Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of crops varieties at NACGRAB, Ibadan chaired by Prof. Olusoji Olafajo, with Dr. Sunday Aladele, Registrar NVRC and Mr. Y. D Ndipaya of ARCN. Here Dr. Yahaya and Dr. Turaki Zakare of Lake Chad giving submission for the release of IMAM (Attila 7) as LCRIWHIT 11. This is to accelerate wheat production in Nigeria. The committee will today Friday 23th present the variety for National approval.

 Yesterday images at the 31th meeting of Technical Sub -Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of crops varieties at NACGRAB, Ibadan chaired by Prof. Olusoji Olafajo, with Dr. Sunday Aladele, Registrar NVRC and Mr. Y. D Ndipaya of ARCN. Here Dr. Yahaya and Dr. Turaki Zakare of Lake Chad giving submission for the release of IMAM (Attila 7) as LCRIWHIT 11. This is to accelerate wheat production in Nigeria. The committee will today Friday 23th present the variety for National approval.

Crop Failure and Fading Food Supplies: Climate Change's Lasting Impact (Op-Ed)

Marlene Cimons is a Washington, D.C. based freelance writer who specializes in science, health and the environment.

Images speak at a one day stakeholders forum on the presentation of a draft on groundnut policy for Nigeria.

Images speaks at a one day stakeholders forum on the presentation of a draft on groundnut policy for Nigeria..... see more images below..

'Last-Resort' Antibiotics Fail Against New Superbugs

Some bacteria have finally breached the last wall of humans' antibiotic stronghold, according to a new study from China. In the study, researchers found a gene in one strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) that protects these bacteria against one of the antibiotics considered to be a last resort.

Images speak at the regional workshop on the '' climate finance and support mechanisms for a resilient Agriculture sector in West & Central Africa''

 Images speak at the regional workshop on the '' climate finance and support mechanisms for a resilient Agriculture sector in West & Central Africa''... see more images below.

Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food Supply

Ultimately, climate change will reduce the amount of food grown around the world, Myers told Live Science.

NAIC promises training for farmers across the nation

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Mrs Folashade Joseph, 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) Mrs Folashade Joseph has promised that all farmers across the nation would be properly trained on using insurance covers as strategy to mitigating losses on farming and maximization of profit in agribusiness.

I will reposition oil-palm to benefit farmers, off takers - Alphonsus Inyang

The Group Managing Director, of Hebron Integrated Farms and Mills across the globe, Mr. Alphonsus Inyang recently had a chat with FoodFarmNews  during which he promised to overhaul the oil palm business value chains where small holders farmers would be well supported to own sustainable plantations that processors can depend upon to produce vegetable oil, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products saying the idea of allowing the big companies to be owners of plantations and processing is a denial to owners of land, among other things, if he is elected as the President of the Association National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN). Excerpts...

Editorial- NIRSAL should face its core mandate

Activities of the Nigeria Incentive Risk-based Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) in the agricultural value chains have of recent, become a thing of concern as the organization has deviated from its core mandates and has been meddling in financial and agronomics activities that are outright contradictions to its core mandate as an institution established to ensure access to funds by farmers and others in the value chain by de-risking the process.