The Director General, the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), Charlotte Hebebrand, has disclosed that fertilizer use in Africa remains startlingly low compared to other regions, with average use at around 10 kg per hectare, a tenth of the global average.

Nigeria was able to avert major food crisis aftermath of the 2012 flood in major parts of the country that affected many farms, but countries in the horn of Africa are not that lucky with the ravaging droughts with devastating effects on crops and livestock production

The Nigerian Chamber of Shipping has called on all stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry to support the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in its new role as economic regulator of the nation’s port industry.

The President, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) Mr. Albert Okumagba has reiterated its commitment to the passage of the institute’s bill which will further contribute to repositioning the CIS and put it on the global map of professional excellence.

Former Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, has called for a change in the way Africa farmers practice agriculture so as to drastically reduce its contribution to climate change, as he said the consequences of an ever-increasing climate change menace poses major challenges for agriculture