CAN repositioning top our priority says the new president

The Newly emerged President, Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) Mr. M.O Abolarinwa has said that the Association would be repositioned to achieve economic competiveness and wealth creation for the stakeholders in the country. Mr. Bolarinwa made this promise during his acceptance speech on behalf of other executives, last week at Ilorin, Kwara State.

Oilpalm: states’ election slates for April says President

The new elected President, National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN Mr. Alphosus Inyang has said the election into the states’ chapter would be conducted between now and April, 2020 as town hall meetings would soon commence for more awareness creation.

Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease

The Neolithic revolution, and the corresponding transition to agricultural and pastoralist lifestyles, represents one of the greatest cultural shifts in human history, and it has long been hypothesized that this might have also provided the opportunity for the emergence of human-adapted diseases.

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.