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  • Nigerian Investor Sets Up $135 Million Commodities Exchange

    CHINA, 2017/09/09 A Nigerian startup is developing a new agricultural commodities exchange in Africa’s most populous country to take chance of the government’s efforts to boost farming output to reduce reliance on oil. The exchange, Integrated Produce City Ltd., will be located near the southern city of Benin, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, a site accessible to nearby growers of cocoa, palm oil, rubber and cassava, Chief Executive Officer Pat Utomi said in an interview.
  • Zambia insists on fish import restriction despite deficit

    ZAMBIA, 2017/09/05 The Zambian government said on Wednesday that it will not allow imports of fish that can be locally produced despite the prevailing fish deficit in the country. Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Michael Katambo said the government will only allow for the importation of exotic fishes not found in any of the country's water bodies.
  • Ethiopia: Nation Toiling to Harvest a Bumper Crop

    ETHIOPIA, 2017/09/03 Agriculture and Natural Resources Ministry announced that over 90 % of the cultivated land in the country has been covered by various crops. It as well stated that it has been exerting efforts to overcome El Niño related challenges. The Ministry Crop Development Acting Director Esayas Lema told The Ethiopian Herald that agricultural production and productivity have been growing by six % for a lot of consecutive years. For instance, during the last harvest season, the country managed to gain bumper crop of twenty million quintals.
  • Ethiopia: Land Certification - Will It Bring Tenure Security?

    ETHIOPIA, 2017/09/02 The government strongly believes that issuing land certificate to farmers is the only way to bring land tenure security and empower farmers across the country. Nevertheless, some argue that providing land certificate has nothing to do with such kind of security. "Before the issuance of the land certificate, the territories per plot had not been clearly defined, as a result,there were a number of land disputes part farmers. They as well used to waste their precious time at court in a bid to end the litigation," says Tigistu Gebremeskel , Directorate Director of Land Management and Utilization at the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
  • Nigeria's Vice President Commissions Green House Project

    NIGERIA, 2017/08/26 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN Thursday commissioned a number of projects and held meetings with Mambila Plateau Stakeholders in Jalingo, Taraba National. The VP during the visit, commissioned a 5-hectare 'Green Home' serviced by Onida Agri Solutions, producing vegetables inclunding 250 tonnes of tomatoes per hectare.
  • ARGENTINA: Country To Resume Pork Imports From The United States

    ARGENTINA, 2017/08/22 Argentina will any minute at this time resume importing pork from the United States for the initial time since 1992, according to reports. The announcement came a few days next U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Argentinean President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires. According to a White Home statement, the United States is the world's leading exporter of pork, and this agreement opens a potential market of $ 10 million per year for American pork producers.
  • Nigeria: Obasanjo to Commercial Banks - Lower Interest Rates for Farmers

    NIGERIA, 2017/08/18 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers access loans for improved agricultural production. Obasanjo made the call at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Niger National Investment Summit held at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna.
  • 6月泰国农民收入指数年增6.21%

    亚洲, 2017/07/27 泰国农业经济办事处24日透露,2017年6月农民收入指数攀升6.21%,下半年仍需紧密重视贸易竞争对手国的产量、贸易伙伴国经济趋势还有原油价格走势等影响因素。 农业经济办事处秘书长吉拉雅表示,6月农产品价格指数同比降低5.55%,价格滑落的农产品有湿度15%的粳米稻谷,因由是产量及上市量攀升;木薯,因为薯条及木薯粉出口偏低,加上持续降雨导致木薯粉质比例较低;工业用凤梨,主因是产季来临使上市量改良;棕榈果,因由是产量增加;猪,产季来临,气侯转凉加快猪生长速度,使猪肉产量提升。
  • 尼日利亚农业部长强调农产品生产应遵循国际化标准

    尼日利亚, 2017/07/26 尼农业部长日前表示,尼政府再次重申农产品生产应遵循国际标准,尼将加强管理,严格遵守标准执行。这一方面是为了保障广大居民的食品安全,另一方面只有习惯国际标准的要求,才可进一步拓展农产品国际贸易。
  • 加纳农业获巴西3300万美元支持

    加纳, 2017/07/26 巴西将为加纳提供价值约3300万美元的农业机械,以支持加纳“为食物和就业而种植”倡议的实施。该项目由加纳农业部长奥乌苏·阿弗利耶·阿克托在访问巴西期间与巴西农业部长达成,