New strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

It's a problem plaguing grape-growers worldwide -- in an ever-changing climate, how can they protect their crops from the undesirable effects of wildfire smoke exposure.

Genetics of how corn can adapt faster to new climates

Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it's better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 billion in crop cash receipts.

Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat

A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome of an unusual fish residing in those waters offer new possibilities for humans to obtain dietary protein as climate change imperils traditional sources. Their paper appears in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

New artificial intelligence algorithm better predicts corn yield

With some reports predicting the precision agriculture market will reach $12.9 billion by 2027, there is an increasing need to develop sophisticated data-analysis solutions that can guide management decisions in real time.

AFAN set up Micro-finance Bank says chairman

·         Asks for 20B naira for wheat productivity

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kano state chapter has set up a Micro-Finance Bank (MFB) that will meet the financial needs of farmers at a single digit loan just as the wants the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend these loan opportunity to wheat productivity in Nigeria.

AfDB, FG injects $500m on Agro processing zones

·         FACAN President hails the development

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Federal Government FG) are set to inject $500 million into the development of four Special Agro-Processing Zones (SAPZs) across the country before August, 2020 for the purpose of the private sector active participation in value addition to agricultural produce.

Dog domestication during ice age

Analysis of Paleolithic-era teeth from a 28,500-year-old fossil site in the Czech Republic provides supporting evidence for two groups of canids -- one dog-like and the other wolf-like -- with differing diets, which is consistent with the early domestication of dogs.

Agro dealers want fertilizer department separate from the ministry

The President of a newly merged Nigeria Agro Input Dealers (NAIDA) Alhaji Kabiru Fara has called for the autonomy of the Department of Fertilizer saying this would empower it to quickly respond to the need of farmers in terms of making fertilizer available at the nip of time.

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.

Images speak at the wedding reception of the Son & Daughter to the Executive Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN), Prince Peter Okedare Bakare, which took place at Bolingo Hotel Abuja, last Saturday 22nd February 2020.

  Images speak at the wedding reception of the Son & Daughter to the Executive Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations  of Nigeria (FACAN), Prince Peter Okedare Bakare, which took place at Bolingo Hotel Abuja, last Saturday 22nd February 2020. See more images below.....