Onion price jumps 900% to N300,000 in 6 months
By Cynthia Alo The price of a 120kg bag of onions jumped from N30,000 in April 2026, to about N300,000 in October representing a 900 percent increase in six months. National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) attributed the increase to inadequate storage facilities and fire outbreaks in warehouses in the North […]
There’ll be scarcity of maize in 2021, Oke-Ogun farmers cry out
Appeal to Buhari, Makinde, CBN to support against Maize scarcity By Adeola Badru Farmers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, have cried out over their loss in the year 2020 planting season as a result of failed flood forecast and lack of government input, which they claimed, might cause maize scarcity in 2021. The Association […]
Agric expert says food crisis looms in 2021 only if…
Encourages youths to embrace agriculture By Adeola Badru The founder of FarmKonnect Ltd, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that 2021 might pose a serious threat to food production in Nigeria as a result of COVID-19 which has adversely affected farmers. He, however, proffered that the only way to […]
Local Rice: Hoarders sabotaging price affordability — stakeholders
By Jimoh Babatunde & Gabriel Ewepu John Osagie, a driver with a blue chip company in Lagos, was in a jubilative mood when he learnt that President Muhammed Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of four of the nation’s major land borders. His joy is based on the fact that the price of rice will […]
Agribusiness: 100 C’River youths receive 5 rabbits each from NALDA
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As part of youth empowerment with agribusiness by the Federal Government, 100 Cross River youths have received five rabbits each from the National Agricultural Land Development Agency, NALDA. This was part of activities of NALDA when it officially commenced the rabbit farming value chain in Ogoja, Cross River State by […]
China to import record 100m tonnes of soybeans in 2020 ― COFCO
China is expected to import more than 100 million tonnes of soybeans in 2020, a record high, said an executive with leading state-owned grains trader COFCO on Tuesday. This is as the rebuilding of the country’s huge hog herd boosts demand for the protein. The country is expected to crush 92.6 million tonnes of the […]
