How to Start Poultry Farming in Nigeria: A Practical Guide to Broilers, Layers, Cost, Profit and Market Poultry farming is one of the most commercially important areas of livestock agriculture in Nigeria. Unlike cattle or other large livestock, poultry requires relatively little land, has a comparatively short production cycle, and generates products that are consumed […]
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How to Start Cattle Farming in Nigeria: A Practical Guide to Cost, Breeds, Feeding, Fattening and Profit Cattle farming is one of Nigeria’s most important livestock businesses. Cattle provide beef, milk, hides and skins, manure and breeding stock, while supporting a much larger ecosystem of livestock traders, feed suppliers, veterinarians, transporters, abattoirs, processors and retailers.
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Nigeria does not have a farming problem. It has a financing problem. That is the central argument advanced by Afolasade Onifade, a banking and development finance expert, who believes that inadequate access to affordable and sustainable capital remains one of the greatest constraints preventing Nigeria from unlocking its enormous agricultural potential. In her paper, “Banking
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Nigeria to Lead African Drive for Sustainable Agricultural Research Funding Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, is set to spearhead a continent-wide initiative to establish sustainable financing mechanisms for agricultural research and innovation, including plans for a proposed African agricultural research endowment fund. The decision emerged from the Abuja Clarion Call
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How Sentinel X Technology Is Revolutionizing Crop Protection in Nigeria Technology continues to reshape industries across the world, and agriculture is no exception. As farmers increasingly embrace innovation to improve productivity and reduce crop losses, new solutions are emerging to address some of the sector’s most persistent challenges. One of the latest innovations attracting attention
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Women Farmers Identify Insecurity, Poor Infrastructure as Major Barriers to Agricultural Growth Women farmers across Nigeria have called for urgent action to address the growing challenges hindering their participation and productivity in agriculture, identifying insecurity, poor infrastructure, limited access to finance, inadequate training, and insufficient farm inputs as some of the biggest obstacles confronting female
JAMB Opens Registration for NCE, Agriculture ND Candidates Without UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially commenced registration for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes at Colleges of Education and non-technology National Diploma (ND) programmes in agriculture and agriculture-related fields, following the Federal Government’s directive exempting such applicants
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‘Tech Vital to Profitable Farming, Food Security’ – Mohammed-Bello Oben Umar ABUJA, Nigeria — The adoption of technology across Nigeria’s agricultural value chain is critical to improving farm productivity, increasing profitability, reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening the country’s food security, Mohammed-Bello Oben Umar, Co-founder of Commodity.ng and Founder Pico-Bello, has said. Mohammed made the remarks
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Data Collection Will Transform Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector ABUJA, Nigeria — Accurate and reliable agricultural data will play a defining role in transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector, improving food security, attracting investment, and increasing farmers’ productivity, according to Ibrahim Muhammed (IBM Bangis), Co-founder of Commodity.ng. Bangis made the remarks during a podcast titled “Nigeria and Agriculture”, following
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Poor Energy Supply Threatens Nigeria’s Food Security, Bank of Agriculture Warns Nigeria’s ambition to achieve food security is facing a major obstacle beyond access to farmland, fertilisers, and improved seeds. The country’s persistent electricity shortage is increasingly undermining agricultural productivity, food processing, storage, and the livelihoods of millions of rural farmers. The Bank of Agriculture
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