The governor believed commercial farming is the special purpose vehicle that will transform the economic outlook of Niger, create employment opportunities, rake in internally generated revenue, move its people out of poverty and put an end to food insecurity in the State.
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Applications will be received from May 13th to July 2nd, 2024, with 80 top applicants from eight focus countries – Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda – joining the highly competitive and selective programme.
Both apples and pears are native to Asia, so it is no surprise that China remains the world’s largest producer. In fact, China produces about 55% of apples globally and 78% of the world’s pears.
Orange corn has the opportunity to reduce feed costs, reduce losses associated with disease and deliver a darkly colored egg yolk with enhanced levels of health-benefiting carotenoids. It’s really a win-win-win for the producer, animal, consumer, feed mill, grain handler, farmer and seed company.
The rice plant uses aerenchyma, a spongy chimney like plant tissue, to allow oxygen to move down into the roots and the methane producing bacteria in the soil are using the same tube to send methane up into the atmosphere.
One critical aspect of YEFFA is its focus on strengthening the policy and institutional landscape. Recognizing the importance of a supportive environment, the program endeavors to bolster regional and continental policies to create an enabling ecosystem for youth participation in agribusiness.
“Fisheries and aquaculture is a key component of the Marine and Blue Economy which is the focus of the ministry action plan.
A non-governmental organisation, Heifer International, has offered 40, 000 dollar grant to youths and women to engage in the 2024 AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria to promote innovative and technology-driven agri-centric enterprises.
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated its 2024 lean season Food Security and Nutrition crisis multi-sector six-month plan for the North-East in Nigeria.
The Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) initiative has reiterated the need to adopt organic agricultural practices in Nigeria.