Stakeholders ask NCAM to infuse technology to grassroots

Stakeholders have demanded that the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) be well represented at the grassroots where farmers who needed their technologies reside.

NEF, FACAN partner to ensure standard for export

The Nigerian  Entrepreneurship Forum, NEF in partnership with Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to access the five billion dollars made available by the Chinese government through its Entrepreneurship Development Centre Facility under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for entrepreneurs in the country to ensure standard for export.

Microscopic partners could help plants survive stressful environments

Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive stresses like drought and extreme temperatures, which could help feed a planet experiencing climate change, report scientists at Washington State University.

Traditional Chinese medicinal plant yields new insecticide compounds

For hundreds of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used an herb called Stemona sessilifolia as a remedy for parasitic infections, such as those caused by pinworms and lice.

Nanono seeks stronger partnership with US government

 The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has solicited for a stronger partnership and collaboration between the Ministry and the United States of America (USA), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), towards achieving food sufficiency and job creation. This was made known in a press statement issued and made available to Food farms news by Ezeaja Ikemefuna on behalf of Director of Information, in the ministry.

FG PLANS TO REVIEW THE CONCESSION OF SILOS

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has stated that the Federal Government would review the concessioning of its silos leased to private firms in the country. This was stated in a press release made available to the media.

Prescribed burns benefit bees

Freshly burned longleaf pine forests have more than double the total number of bees and bee species than similar forests that have not burned in over 50 years, according to new research from North Carolina State University.

Minister tasks higher institutions on adoption of technology, innovation

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has tasked higher Institutions of learning in Nigeria on adoption of technology and innovation, stating that without sustainable efforts to achieve a shift from subsistence agriculture into a viable agribusiness, the challenge of feeding the growing population and creating a vibrant economy and massive jobs would be a mirage. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by Ezeaja Ikemefuna on behalf of Director of Information in the ministry.

Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold

Nearly everyone on Earth is familiar with corn. Literally. Around the world, each person eats an average of 70 pounds of the grain each year, with even more grown for animal feed and biofuel. And as the global population continues to boom, increasing the amount of food grown on the same amount of land becomes increasingly important.

Turkey to invest $15m in agric sector-FG

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, has appreciated the gesture shown by the Turkish Government to invest 15 million dollars in the Nigerian agricultural sector in two years. This was made known in a press release made available to Food farm news by Mohammed Abdullahi Gana on behalf of Director Information.