Maize is a valuable commodity that is geographically dispersed across Nigeria and suitable for most Nigerians. It is perhaps the most common staple food in developing countries, providing food for 900 million people earning less than US $2 per day. Economics The world-wide consumption of
The two researchers, along with Robert Bertram, chief scientist at the USAID Bureau for Food Security and Ian Walker, manager of the World Bank Jobs Group, discussed agricultural development and its impact on job quality and the livelihoods of the poor at an IFPRI policy
Digital agriculture – the use of data to make more informed decisions about managing agronomic operations – holds the key to increased efficiency on the farm. It allows farmers to act with precision, known as precision agriculture. Drones, sensors and farm robots can tell us
Rosemary Chate’s seven children gather around the table inside their home in Malela, a village in Zambia’s remote Northern Province. They dig their spoons into bowls of food prepared by their mother – for the second time that day. Not long ago, Rosemary Chate’s family
On March 29, 2017, the Russian Federation notified to the WTO via G/SPS/N/RUS/102/Add.1 that “The Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union” was approved on November 30, 2016, and that it will come into force July 1, 2017. On April 3, 2017, the
To consolidate its earnings and position in the sugar industry, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has concluded plans to intensify its refined sugar from locally grown sugarcane. The move will aid self-sufficiency in sugar production and eliminate reliance on foreign exchange, as well as the current
MY 2016/17 seed cotton production from the selected West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Chad, and Senegal) could reach 1.9 million tons (3.6 million bales) representing 19 per cent increase compared to previous year’s. Burkina Faso did not plant Bt cotton in MY2016/17
London wheat futures dodged the worst of a tumble on other markets on Thursday – although that was seen as down more to sterling weakness than officials unveiling a 12% drop in the UK harvest. London wheat futures for November stood at £128.30 a tonne