VAM News Update THE Nigerian Senate has called on the executive to allocate at least 10 per cent of total annual budget revenue to agricultural production. The chairman of the Senate Committee…
Category: Agriculture
Perfect Way To Make Akamu/Ogi From Scratch: A Step-by-step Guide
By Bright Gbotemi Akamu (Igbo), Ogi (Yoruba) or Pap is Nigerian corn meal made from wet corn starch. It has a distinctive sour taste that makes people crave it. It is processed…
Wheat Prices Shoot Up In 5-month
Wheat hit a five-month high on fears of reduction in supplies from the Black Sea region. Wheat futures rose by almost 2.6% in Chicago reaching $7.7725 per barrel. Report informs via Interfax…
Osun: Gov’s Wife, Titilola Adeleke Pledges Support For Women In Agriculture Initiative
VAM News Update THE wife of Osun State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke has pledged total support for formation of “Women in Agriculture” across the State, in-line with the developmental agenda of…
PAN: Poultry farms shutting down over high maize price
Poultry farms across the country are currently shutting down operations due to the persistent hike in the price of maize – a major feed for birds in the subsector, the Poultry Association…
Nigerians Families Groan As Price Of Tomatoes Soar
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Media Many households and restaurants across the country are now resorting to tomato pastes and other available alternatives for their cooking as the price of fresh tomatoes has…
Agric expert: You can adopt technology to reduce post-harvest losses
An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has advocated the adoption of technology to boost food security and curb post-harvest losses in the country. Olawale, a fellow at the National…
11 Crops To Plant And Harvest Within 3 Months
VOICE AIR MEDIA If you would like to profit from farming but you’re not comfortable with waiting for too long, this article will show you why you don’t have to. There are…
Fast Growing Crops to Plant and Harvest Within 3 to 12 Months In Nigeria
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE It is no longer news that crude oil is not enough to sustain the economy of Nigeria. Even before the advent of Covid-19, oil prices have been…
2023: Tinubu pledges to create national directorate for agricultural commodities
Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has promised to establish a National Agricultural Commodity Directorate if elected in 2023. This, he said would help reposition the agricultural sector…