By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the `Last Mile Meat Shops and Butchers Academy’, thus revamping sales of red meat under improved hygienic conditions. Ms Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture opened the butcher academy, on Monday, at Alausa, Lagos. Olusanya said the initiative aims to give residents confidence in what they consume […]
Algeria, on Sunday, began its third general agricultural census, a critical measure to develop agricultural policies aimed at enhancing the country’s food security, an agricultural official said. Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hamid Bensaad, announced the census, which will run until July 17. The ministry has mobilised 7,449 enumerators, controllers […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A consortium of four agricultural insurance companies, led by PULA Advisors AG, has paid N110 million to some Nigerian farmers as compensation in respect of their harvest losses. TheNewsZenith reports that PULA Advisors AG, in partnership with Leadway ⁷Assurance Company Limited, Heifer International and AFEX Commodity Exchange started the payout of the […]
Coffee exports have brought Ethiopia $835 million in revenue over the past nine months, an industry institution said Tuesday. The East African country exported 174,596 tons of coffee to the international market during the first nine months of the current Ethiopian 2023/24 fiscal year. The fiscal year started on July 8, the Ethiopian Coffee and […]
From Our Corrspondent The Oyo State Government, on Monday, distributed farm inputs and agricultural assets to farmers in Six local government areas of Oyo State. TheNewsZenith reports that the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye supervised the distribution. Olaleye said the flag-off of the distribution, in Ibarapa zone “is part of the […]
Malawi’s soya industry has made a breakthrough into the Chinese market as the southern African country seeks to increase agricultural exports to boost the economy. Malawi Investment and Trade Centre Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kwengwere, confirmed this to local media, on Friday, in Lilongwe. Kwengwere said a 240 metric tons trial consignment by Paramount Holdings […]
From Our Correspondent The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised its members in Akwa Ibom State to key into the Gov. Umo Eno’s ARISE Agenda. The State Chairman of the association, Prince Bassey Inwang, said the advice necessary to ensure food security in the state. Samuel Enoh Akpan, AFAN’s Head Media quoted the […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State Government has begun the fourth phase of distribution of agricultural inputs to 2,537 farmers across the state. TheNewsZenith reports that the inputs comprised of cassava stems, hybrid maize seedlings, herbicides and knap-sack sprayers. Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, inaugurated the exercise in Eruwa, […]
From Our Correspondent The Kebbi State Government has allocated more than ten hectares of land to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for agriculture development. Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, NASENI’s Director of Information announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayeoyenikan stated that NASENI would use the the land to establish […]
From Our Correspondent The All Farmer’s Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has appointed a new Head of Media to handle it’s Publicity and media relations. The new spokesman is Mr Samuel Akpan, the immediate past General Manager of Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo. The State Chairman of AFAN, Prince Bassey Inwang, announced […]