Scientists work to develop heat-resistant 'cow of the future'
University of Florida scientists are working to breed the “cow of the future” by studying the more heat-tolerant Brangus cow — a cross between an Angus and…
Lasting peace in Colombia requires building strong rural and agricultural institutions
Lasting peace in Colombia requires building strong rural and agricultural institutions
Farmers in a FAO project in Colombia. 20 June 2017, Bogota, Colombia – Colombia’s Rural Development Agency and FAO have signed an $8.7 million agreement to support…
Sweet bribes for ants are key to crops bearing fruit, study shows
Flowering crops such as beans and cotton offer their sweetest nectar to recruit colonizing ants in a strategy that balances their need for defense and to reproduce, research suggests. So…
Seminar: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Small-Scale Fisheries
30 JUNE 2017, 10:00 – 11:30 | This seminar presents experiences and lessons from a major research initiative, Too Big To Ignore (TBTI): Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research…
Agro Financing
Business Tips
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Agriculture Now The Investors Choice – THE ECONOMIST
In the next 40 years, humans will need to produce more food than they did in the previous 10,000…
Agric & Health
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58 Years After, Fresh Tomatoes Arrive Lagos From Kano By Rail
History will be made this evening as fresh tomatoes from Kano arrive Lagos by rail after 58 years. Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, one of Nigeria’s eminent businessmen with extensive experience and interests across the banking, finance and agricultural spectrums disclosed…
Crops
Best Ways to Farm Sweet Potato – Expert
Sweet potato is tropical herbaceous plant which, by the nature of its temperature requirement, can be grown throughout Nigeria. States…
Animals Production
Seminar: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Small-Scale Fisheries
30 JUNE 2017, 10:00 – 11:30 | This seminar presents experiences and lessons from a major research initiative, Too Big…
