Nigeria Senate President, Bukola Saraki kick-starts the launch of Made-in-Nigeria Challenge on January 1, 2017 to promote products using at least 70% raw materials sourced locally. This programme is organised to encourage entrepreneurs to start using local content and promote buying of the local products among Nigerians. The programme will support entrepreneurs in form of… Read More »
PARTICIPATE IN WAFCEF COMPETITION FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing, WAFCEF, invites West Africa’s entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing companies with promising clean energy projects (renewable energy resources and energy efficiency) to participate in a business plan competition and stand a chance to receive an initial capital investment in excess of $1,000,000 from Investors. Shortlisted projects will attend a… Read More »
FACTS ABOUT GREENHOUSE FARMING IN THE TROPICS
Hello Avid Reader, It is glaring so far that many people are yet to get a perfect glimpse of what Greenhouse farming is all about. Some even say greenhouse is just ordinary net house. There is now a mixed up among Greenhouse, Net house and Polytunnel. Well… I understand that greenhouse is an emerging technology in… Read More »
APPLY FOR TAG FUNDING IN SELECTED AGRIC VALUE CHAIN
The Technology Adoption Grant (TAG) is a N80,000,000.00 (Eighty Million Naira) private sector matching grant fund aimed at stimulating improved performance in selected agriculture value chains specifically Oil palm and Fisheries, to increase income for actors. TAG funds will be awarded to eligible individuals and enterprises through a competitive grant process. Successful applicants can receive… Read More »
THE POTENTIALS OF BIOPESTICIDES IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Biopesticides also called biocontrol agents are formulated products from living organisms used to combat other living pathogenic organisms. Biocontrol agents are used to suppress the growth or reduce the population of another organism to a level at which it is no longer an economic problem. The activities of biocontrol agents could be likened to vaccines… Read More »
CORP MEMBERS: APPLY FOR GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FUND
Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) is a joint programme between Bank of Industry (BOI) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) designed for Corp members to stimulate entrepreneurship and job creation by helping them access business loan between N500,000 and N2 million with their business plan. The GEF programme comprises the following: Online Business Plan Competition… Read More »
VERTICAL FARMING OF MUD CRABS
Vertical farming of Mud crabs, Scylla spp has commenced in Singapore by Gills ‘N’ Claws Aquaculture to reduce the country mud crab importation from Sri Lanka and boost local production. Recently, Singapore has imported 5,100 MT of crabs in just eleven months which costs about $30 per kilogram. Mud crabs have large sizes and delicate… Read More »
APPLY FOR ONE YEAR LEVENTIS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
Leventis foundation is providing one year free training for young people in Modern and Sustainable Agriculture as part of their contribution to nation’s agricultural development. The objective of the training programme is to create in Nigeria, generations of committed young practical farmers who will act as catalysts for agricultural revolution in their communities. Aside the… Read More »
AGRO-PUBLISHING: APPLY AS COPY EDITOR AT FAO & WORK FROM HOME
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is an intergovernmental organisation saddled with the responsibilities of eliminating hunger, food insecurity and rural poverty via its various strategic programmes in the United Nations. FAO hereby requires the service of a competent copy editor under the programme christened International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). IPPC was designed to prevent the… Read More »
APPLY FOR CBN FINANCE THROUGH STERLING AND HERITAGE BANK
Heritage/YIEDP Training The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Sterling bank and Heritage bank is providing finance in form of loan to youths under ‘Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Programme’ (YIEDP) in furtherance of its intervention in the real sector of the economy and job creation effort. YIEDP is open to NYSC members and Non-NYSC with… Read More »
APPLY FOR FREE VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN SELECTED AREA OF AGRIC
The Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan has put up a vocational training in selected area of agriculture to empower unemployed youths, agripreneurs, literate farmers, retirees and other interested individuals. The college of Agriculture is the first agricultural education and training institution in Nigeria and West Africa founded in 1921. The institution has trained… Read More »
GREENHOUSE TOMATO AND CAPSICUM PRODUCTION IN THE TROPICS
The demand for tomatoes and capsicum are escalating in the domestic and export markets because of their relevance in Human diet, Food industry, Confectioneries and Groceries. Presently, the world is experiencing climate change. Noticeable agro-climate change in the tropics includes, high temperature, dryness, drought, delayed/short rains, high wind velocity, high incidence of pests and diseases,… Read More »
COMMERCIAL RICE PRODUCTION: A BOOSTER FOR ECONOMY PROSPERITY
Rice production is one of the most important economic activities on earth which utilizes large area of land for its cultivation. Rice growers and consumers form the bulk of the world’s poor. More importantly, rice has high capacity to generate employment and income for young people, rural farmers and women. It can be produced 2… Read More »
Building and Retaining your Customers
Let us start by answering some key questions. Who is a Customer? In simple words, Customer is a person who buys goods or services from a business or a person of a specified kind with whom one has to deal. It is synonymous to shopper, consumer, buyer or purchaser. Why is he a King? Customers… Read More »
WILL N-POWER AGRO PROGRAMME REVIVE EXTENSION SERVICES IN NIGERIA?
Farmers require a different range of information to run their farm enterprises successfully. 70% of Nigeria’s food production depends on smallholder farmers. Agricultural extension service remains a veritable tool for bridging the information gap between rural farmers and research. Extension is critically important because without it farmers will lack access to supportive and improved services… Read More »