The world’s top cocoa producer, Cote d’Ivoire plans to build a 60 to 70 MegaWatts (MW) capacity biomass power generation plant running on waste from cocoa pods. It also plans to extend its grid to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone this year, according to media reports on Tuesday. This isContinue Reading
The National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, says the installation of a Tuta Trap Tray (TTT) is one of the most potent means of reducing the menace of Tuta Absoluta in tomato farms. Dr Abiola Oke, the Chief Research Officer, Vegetable Research Programme, NIHORT, said this on Tuesday in an interview with NewsContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal A Nigerian company, Dalisatech Limited, has produced a machine that automates garri production, from cassava peeling to frying into the end product, a popular staple in the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the machine was invented by Dalistech after four years of research. Until now,Continue Reading
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has issued one million dollar grant to the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to restructure and strengthen its capacity in responding to emerging challenges. Kabiru Adamu, CEO, Bank of Agriculture, who disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja,Continue Reading
Outgrower Schemes: A pathway to sustainable agriculture By Jane Abramovich and Samantha Krause Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part post from TechnoServe sharing research insights about outgrower schemes. TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. Please check outContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says exploiting the potential in cassava can accelerate Africa’s economic transformation. A statement by the management of NIRSAL in Abuja on Sunday, said Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, the Managing Director of the organisation, stated this at the 4thContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews By Aderogba George Abuja,: Women for Justice and Integrity, a prominent advocacy group, has demanded for the inclusion of women in the recently constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The demand is made in a statement by the spokesperson of the group, Mrs. Annabel Karibowei,Continue Reading
Our attention has been drawn to a false and misleading story published by the Saturday edition of Daily Trust newspaper concerning recent appointments made by the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, on programmes in the Ministry in line with President Bola AhmedContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: The Federal Government through the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has trained no fewer than 50 Enugu farmers on improved cassava stem variety cultivation and its pest control. The one-day capacity training for farmers was carried out in Owo community in Nkanu EastContinue Reading
