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Africa’s Road to Food Security
The Path to Feeding Itself: Bold Solutions for 2025 Agriculture remains the bedrock of Africa’s economy, employing over 60% of the continent’s workforce and contributing significantly to…
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Nigeria Advances Agricultural Transformation Through Digital Innovation
The stakeholder event focuses on supporting the development of a sustainable Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for a digital agricultural extension services (DAES) solution to empower…
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Husqvarna:The Gift of Imagination: Why Make-Believe Toys Are Perfect For Christmas
Make-believe play is more than just a source of joy for children; it's a vital part of their development. Toys that emulate real-life tools provide…
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FG To Prioritise Soil Health For Increased Farm Yields
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi (middle) and Deputy director-general, IITA, Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe flanked by other officials of…
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Investors, Manufacturers, Others Assess Digital Agricultural Extension Tools @ Demonstration Workshop
A cross section of stakeholders during the meeting in Abuja. Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Nigeria recently organised a demonstration workshop to showcase digital platforms capable…
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How an African Bioeconomy Can Strengthen Agrifood Systems in the Context of a Changing Climate
A scientist analyses a sapling in a lab. DAKAR, Senegal, (IPS) - From increased pests and diseases to lower crop yields and extreme weather events,…
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IITA Empowers 400 Youth With Farm Inputs In Kano
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has provided input support to 400 young farmers in Kano State under its Youth in Agribusiness Project. The…
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Africa’s Agri-techs Realise Datasets are Useful they need to figure out How to Make the Useful Valuable
Agriculture employs the most people in Africa and contributes 30 – 40 per cent of gross domestic product. Its apparent importance notwithstanding, the practice of…
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SAA, AFAAS To Address Challenges In Digital Agric Extension
A cross section of stakeholders during the meeting in Abuja. In a bid to drive agricultural transformation through digital innovation, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA),…
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Nigeria’s Agro-Industrial Project Secures $2.2 Billion at AIF2024
Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) project has garnered over $2.2 billion in investment pledges during the Africa Investment Forum 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. Facilitated…
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Investing in African agriculture has an information problem
Agriculture employs the most people in Africa and contributes 30—40 per cent of gross domestic product, writes Abraham Augustine, a technology and media researcher who…
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Africa’s Agri-techs Realise Datasets are Useful they need to figure out How to Make the Useful Valuable
Agriculture employs the most people in Africa and contributes 30…
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Commercial Agriculture: Ekiti pays N146 million in compensation to 46 landowners
Ekiti State Government on Sunday handed out cheques to the tune…
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Future of Nigeria’s agriculture depends on innovation, research, says Gov Uzodimma
Imo State governor Hope Uzodimma The future of Nigeria’s agriculture…
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Tinubu pledges to tackle Nigeria’s economy problems through agriculture
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday expressed his strong determination to…
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GMO seeds not safe for Nigerians — CAC ambassador, Nwabufo
Some farmers and Nigerians had been brainwashed in the country…
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640 Metric Tonnes Of PDS Rice Seized From Kakinada Port To Be Released For Export To West Africa
Stella L ship from which 640 MT PDS rice was…
Livestock
US$17.7m livestock imported last year
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE Ghana imported US$17.7million worth of livestock last year, data from the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) have revealed. Of the value,…
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Nigeria: Representatives decry capital flight on livestock importation
Chairman, House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji on Wednesday, expressed grave concern over the country’s inability to meet domestic consumption of livestock, leading to…
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Simplifying optimal performance and yield for chicken legs
For poultry processors seeking to optimize their anatomic leg processing operations, ALPINE offers unparalleled efficiency, consistency and ease of use. ALPINE reaches the top of…
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‘Nigeria can play bigger in $1.72tr global farmed animals’
Nigeria has the ability to increase its contribution to the Global $1.72 trillion value of farmed animals, through pastoral farming, according to the Chairman, Board…
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CBP agents at Port of Louisville intercept shipment from Nigeria containing dead bats and birds
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) at the Louisville Port of Entry intercepted a shipment containing 41 dead bats and 41 dead birds…
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Tal-Tec: A five-decade journey in livestock equipment innovation
Farming, one of the oldest trades in existence, has evolved significantly over the past 50 years with new skills and tools improving efficiencies and outcomes.…
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Nigeria: Farmers, stakeholders trained on sustainable feed, livestock production
Sustainable feed management and livestock production are crucial components of ensuring food security, environmental stewardship and economic viability in the agricultural sector. The Danida Fellowship…
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Top 10 agricultural imports driving Africa’s trade dynamics
Chisom Michael Africa’s major agricultural imports largely consist of products for which the continent lacks a revealed comparative advantage (RCA), with notable exceptions being sugars…
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FAO trains Nigerian farmers on production of livestock feeds
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has trained Nigeria farmers on how to produce their own feeds to forestall shortages. Mr…
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Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) Supports Agricultural Producers in Guinea
In Guinea, where 67% of the population is involved in agriculture and the sector represents 52% of the total workforce, crop yields from traditional farming…
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