In a comprehensive report jointly released by Dutch banking group, Rabobank and the Global Seafood Alliance in November 2023, the global aquaculture industry is poised for substantial growth in the coming year, with a specific emphasis on the tilapia sector. Egypt is anticipated to uphold its dominant position on the African continent, while several other […]
Dekel Agri-Vision reports 27% increase in turnover from palm oil sales in 2023
In the fiscal year 2023, British agribusiness company Dekel Agri-Vision achieved a notable 27% increase in turnover from the sale of palm oil (CPO), reaching 33.8 million euros (US$37 million) compared to 26.6 million euros (US$29 million) the previous year. This positive outcome was primarily fueled by a nearly 50% surge in the volume of […]
Mozambique Invests In Livestock Genetic Improvements Programme
Mozambican government has started an initiative to improve the quantity and quality of meat with a US$9.4 million investment programme. Aimed at improving the country’s bull genetics and creating conditions for increased production of quality meat. Agriculture Minister Celso Correla stated that the initiative is financed by the Programme for the Inclusive Development of the […]
Don Details Why Nigeria Is Yet To Be Food Secured
Sani Miko, Lecturer, Agronomy Department, Bayero University, Kano, BUK , has explored the real reasons Nigeria is yet to be food secured. News covered by Bashir Bello and published on the Vanguard, the don drove his points home in a paper titled, “Policy Challenges To Food Security in Nigeria” during an annual Ramadan lecture organized […]
NRDS II Set To Facilitate Cultivation Of 2.7mln Hectares Of Rice
Reports say that the recently launched National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS II) in Nigeria is aimed at increasing the rice area under irrigation from less than 1 million hectares to 2.7 million hectares. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, said while launching NRDS II in Abuja, that the rice value […]
Kwara Leads In Catfish Production In Nigeria – New Report
Kwara State is the highest producer of Catfish in Nigeria as Farmers reported that no less than 45 tonnes of fish loaded in buses move out of the state daily. According to the Deputy coordinator of fish farmers in the state, Brigadier General Saidu Olasupo (retd.), no fewer than 30 buses loaded with 1.3 tonnes […]
WASTE TO WEALTH! Ivory Coast Kicks-Off Oil Palm Waste Electricity Project
The government of Ivory Coast has kicked off construction work on the first biomass power plant with grid injection in Africa, to be managed by BIOVEA Energie. Biovea Energie, an Ivorian incorporated firm owned by Électricité de France (EDF), Meridiam and Biokala, a joint venture created by Meridiam and a major agro-industrial player in West […]
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION! UN Launches Tanzanian Women Into Agriculture With US$5million
The quadruple body – the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as well as the UN Women, have launched US$5 million project to encourage Tanzanian women in agriculture. The five-year programme tagged: “Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment […]
SA PALS Earns Nedbank’s Partnership To Transform South Africa’s Agricultural Sector
South African non-profit agriculture driver, SA PALS, has gotten a capital YES from Nedbank Group, to collaborate in Agri Land Solutions in order to facilitate transformation in the SA agricultural sector. Aimed to towards a funding programme in enterprise development, the initiative is also set to provide training, mentorships, specialist advisory support and capacity building […]