Nigerian government throws support behind local tomato paste manufacturers

tomato

A few months after the outbreak of the tuta absoluta plague in Nigeria, the government has finally announced its willingness to support local tomato paste producers in the country.

World Bank approves N1.55b for farming in Bauchi

farmers

The World Bank has approved the disbursement of N1.55 billion to Bauchi FADAMA III Project for execution of two agriculture programmes during the 2016 cropping season.

NEPC IN CHICAGO FOR FOOD EXPO – IFT 2016

From the right, Gafar Ajao, Abuja Project Co-ordinator for Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP); Lagos state Project Co-ordintor for CADP, Ogunyinka Kehinde; Mrs Bolaji Dania CEO QuickLink Farms; Lagos State Commissioner of Agriculture Oluwatoyin Suarau; Executive Director, AgroNigeria, Mrs Idongesit Mbaram.

The National Export Promotion Council is on the track to fulfilling its promise to take Nigeria women to the global market as it partakes in a 3-day Food Expo in Chicago.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2016 LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN-HOUSE REVIEW MEETING AND NORTH-EAST ZONAL REFILS WORKSHOP HELD AT THE CONFERENCE HALL OF LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE

The Lake Chad Research Institute

The Lake Chad Research Institute In-house Review Meeting and North-East Zonal REFILS Workshop with the theme “Repositioning Agriculture for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria” was held from the 9^th to 12^TH May, 2016.

UN Health Agency Group Finds Coffee Poses No Cancer Risk - Issues Warning On 'Very Hot' Drinks

United Nations

An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that coffee should no longer be considered a carcinogen, although it found limited evidence that drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer.

RIPPLE Africa Ensures Fish for Tomorrow in Lake Malawi

A conservation project devised by RIPPLE Africa is ensuring that there are fish for tomorrow in Africa’s third-largest lake.

A revolutionary conservation project devised by a small United Kingdom nonprofit organization is helping to build fish stocks in Africa’s third-largest lake, Lake Malawi.

IITA-CWMP gets 58 on-farm trials, targets 11000 farmers across Nigeria

IITA

The Steering Committee of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has approved the establishment of 58 on-farm trials across Nigeria for the 2016 season.

MALNUTRITION: NEMA TAKES OVER FEEDING IDPS

Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs

Towards ending malnutrition of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has taken over their daily feeding at various resettlement camps and other satellite centres across Borno State.

Nigeria: Caterpillars Ravage 300 Hectares of Cocoa Farms in Cross River - SEMA

Cross River State Governor

The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, said a multitude of caterpillars has ravaged at least 300 hectares of cocoa farms in Cross River.

Editorial- Need for livestock breeding policy

livestock breeding

 Nigeria has been spending billions of naira on meat and milk importation to complement its short fall demand since time immemorial without a concrete steps taken to checkmate this abnormally despite our ability to structure livestock policy on breeding to ensure maximum productivity.