Two aquaculture experts on Tuesday recommended that local fish farmers adopt maggot meal and other ingredients as fish feed alternatives.
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“The Authority granted a Transit Permit to a trader, Sydney Zambwe, to transport about 34 metric tonnes of the meal. The truck was cleared at the Kazungula border and was en route to Kasumbalesa when the unfortunate incident happened.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it is committed to collaborating with the international community in addressing Nigeria’s food and nutrition challenges.
The two-day Seed Business Summit themed, “Building a Harmonized Roadmap for Seed Sector Transformation”, being organized in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Agriculture, will hold on March 25 and 26, 2024, in Monrovia, the Liberian capital.
Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru said the state is targeting the production of one million metric tons of rice annually to meet local demands and ensure food security.
“But we are also one of the highest consumers, producing 5.2M Metric Tonnes of dried cowpeas annually and consuming 3.6M Metric Tonne,” she said.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has received 2.15 million bags of assorted fertilisers from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
An international NGO, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has awarded N48 million to 16 businesses in four states to enhance food security and nutrition in the country.
Nigeria has called on palm oil-producing countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously towards resolving their disagreements, which threaten subregional trading in the sector.
The Federal Government has announced plans to organise an agriculture and food security summit this year. The Minister of Agriculture…