Going Green at Nampo
BMG is changing things up at Nampo this year having only an outside working exhibition stand that will highlight the importance of ‘Going Green’ in agriculture. The Nampo show – which is the largest agricultural…
Month: May 2023
Reframing the Debate about Child Labour on Africa’s Farms
Children across the vast expanse of rural Africa hoe, dig, plant, carry, tend livestock, cook, scrub, care for their siblings, and undertake many other farm and domestic tasks. Most of their work is on the…
Should Africa invest in agriculture or infrastructure? The answer is both
Image : Eric Isselée / Adobe Stock The First Law of Economics, the joke has it, is that for every economist there exists an equal and opposite economist. The Second Law of Economics is that…
Brazil to exhibit at agriculture show in Morocco
São Paulo – Coffee, black pepper, pulses, açaí, poultry, and tilapia will be some of the Brazilian products on display at the 15th edition of the International Exhibition of Agriculture (SIAM), from May 2 to…
Morocco’s cereals harvest up 62% at 55 million quintals in 2023
Morocco’s cereals harvest is seen growing to 55 million quintals, up 62% from last year when the country suffered from the longest drought in more than three decades, the agriculture ministry said. The increase in…
We incurred losses of N50bn due to CBN naira policy – Southwest poultry farmers
A ctate of eggs Photo by Jakub Kapusnak on Unsplash POULTRY farmers in Nigeria’s Southwest have said they incurred losses of about N50 billion due to the disruption in their businesses caused by the recent…
Japanese Embassy, SAA Reiterates Support For Agriculture In Nigeria
To improve farming systems in Nigeria, the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and Sasakawa Africa Association, SAA (formerly SG2000) have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the agricultural sector. The two institutions gave the assurance in…