We have Imported Enough-Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has frowned at the extent of importation Nigeria has been involved in the past years. She has therefore called for an abrupt stop to importation .

‘Our dams are not efficient

farmland

It has been noted that dams in Nigeria are yet to be effectively and efficiently utilized. This is the view held by the Chief Executive Officer; High hill Agri-Business Development Centre, Adeniyi Sola Bunmi.

A COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM) FRAMEWORK OF THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HELD FROM 15TH – 19TH FEB. 2016 AT THE BARCELONA HOTELS, ABUJA.

farmers

The workshop, which was organized by Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), as part of the support by UNDP and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, brought together 246 key stakeholders from Farmers’ groups, FMARD, other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), State Ministries of Agriculture, Development Partners, Association of Deans of Faculties/Colleges of Agriculture in Nigerian Universities, Agricultural Research Institutes, Private Sector/Nigerian Agri-Business Group (NABG), Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), women and youths and experts on Knowledge Management (KM).

Spain to destroy up to 50% of lettuce

Proexport

Pressure from German distributors causes prices to plunge. The associations Proexport and AMOPA, representing the interests of Spanish producers and marketers of lettuce and other leafy vegetables, have unanimously decided to enforce the mass destruction of lettuce as a crisis management measure to tackle a situation described as catastrophic, with rock-bottom prices during the entire campaign.

Brazilian schools teaching children to eat fruit and veg

fruit and veg

At a school in São Paulo City, a group of sixth graders are busy at work preparing the soil for planting. They’re armed with seeds, soil and a range of gardening tools. Upside-down soda bottles, filled with water, outline a series of rectangular garden plots. It is the second year that the school will grow their own vegetables in order to teach the students where their food comes from and promote their understanding of it.

Agriculture: FG Advocates Youth-Friendly Policies

Federal Government

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has reiterated the need to invest heavily in agriculture, in order to attract youths to the sector.

Brazil's five banana varieties

Fava.

The Fava group is Brazil's largest distributor of bananas at domestic level. With 43 ripening rooms and a volume of 950 tonnes per week, it supplies the largest supermarket chains in the country. "We have bananas all year round, because Brazil is a very large tropical country and bananas are grown in nearly every state," affirms Sandro Cypriani, of Fava.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), APC empowerment of rural women and youth

Laurent Thomas – Credit: FAO/Giulio Napolitano

Women make up, on average, over 40 percent of the agricultural labour force in the developing world and yet typically they do not have sufficient access to critical resources and services to become as productive as their male counterparts.

Ondo farmers protest Fulani herdsmen attacks

Fulani herdsmen

Farmers in Ondo state have protested against the activities of marauding Fulani herdsmen in the state, as collosal losses of agricultural produce are mounting after the invasion of farms in Ondo by Fulani herdsmen and their cattle.

India may extend Line of Credit to African nations for agriculture sector

Rita Teaotia speaking at India-Africa AgriBusiness Forum

India is keen to extend Line of Credit (LoC) to least developed African countries for joint venture business initiatives in agriculture sector, Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia said on Wednesday.