Category Archives: News

Nutrition and Immunity

Ever imagined what nutrition has to do with your Immunity? The body system is like a city. When it has no army or defense system it gets defeated by external forces. Therefore our immune system serves as our army or defender, which tries to fight against invaders such as germs and keep them out, but...
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Digital Agriculture: Becoming a Millennial Farmer

Agriculture is evolving fast from the archaic path we have come to know to a more relatable path, at least for most millennials. The digital agricultural revolution is taking over as the newest shift which could help ensure agriculture meets the needs of the global population into the future. Digita...
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) CURBED: PORKERVEST EXPANSION

African swine fever (ASF) African swine fever (ASF) is a very contagious and deadly disease that is endemic to sub-Sahara Africa and is caused by a virus known as ASFV (African Swine Fever Virus) which attacks pigs in general (domestic and wild pigs inclusive), causing a hemorrhagic fever in them wh...
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Why Pig farming

GET PIGGY WITH IT!

It may surprise you to know that pork (pig meat) is the most widely consumed meat in the world alongside poultry and beef. Surprised, right? Another thing you probably didn’t know is that pig products have some of the most versatile uses on earth. Pigs probably have the highest profit potentia...
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Greenhouse: The technology we can't live without.

GREENHOUSE, THE TECHNOLOGY WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Unfavourable weather and climate conditions can be quite a challenge to achieving maximum yield in crop production. Weather and climate conditions play an important role in determining the pace of crop production. However, during times when the global food security strongly depends on crop productio...
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Hidden truths about Cashew Farming

Hidden truths about Cashew Farming IV

Because you have been with us so far, we will drop this last and very important secret. Starting a cashew nut business requires you to decide the area you would like to make the most impact. By impact, we mean effectiveness. The Cashew nut business has an attractive value chain. You may want to proc...
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Hidden truths about Cashew farming III

Hidden truths about Cashew Farming III

Planting and growing your cashew trees. There are three main varieties of cashew which are Brazilian cashew, Chinese cashew, Indian cashew. Brazilian cashew is the most grown in Nigeria. Its color may be white, light-yellow, or ash. The ash color is the most common one. Before planting, selecting is...
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Hidden truths about Cashew Farming II

In the introductory article of this thread, we introduced you to the hidden truths about Cashew farming, and took the time to briefly go through its economic importance. In the article, we will be taking it up a notch. Let’s get straight into the business of the day. Quickly before we run ahea...
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA The Corona Virus – covid 19 found it’s way into Africa and has since become a pandemic causing fear, panic, and a global concern (e.g fall in oil prices and movement restrictions). Food Security has a major role in national development and econo...
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Stakeholders want CBN’s inclusion of cashew in Anchor Borrowers programme

The Cashew Farmers, Aggregators and Processors of Nigeria (ACFAP) have called for the inclusion of Cashew in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP). The Association said they were promoting cashew value chain development with an emphasis on value addition, job creation and ...
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