Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
By Sodiq Lawal The Lagos State Government has facilitated the mop up of over 300,000 eggs to address the present egg glut in the poultry sector. The Lagos State Government, through the State Ministry of Agriculture, mopped up 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu by a private firm, Farm Alert Ltd. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, the intervention was aimed at addressing the recent egg glut in the poultry sector. She disclosed that the intervention came after weeks of visitations and negotiations, led by the commissioner and other senior ministry officials…
By Michael Babatunde There are presently three vacancies at Palladium Farms Mowe, Ogun State. Palladium Farms has four sections, ranging from the Poultry Section (layers and broilers), Small and Large Ruminants (Ranch), Fishery Section, and Crop Section. They also offer exotic veterinary drugs and agricultural extension services. Available positions are crop manager, ranch manager and poultry attendants. The crop manager is expected to have experience in marketing, production of cucumber, curly kale, tomatoes and other vegetables and with vast knowledge of human management with First Degree in crop science or related studies. The ranch manager is expected to have at…
Tetra Pak West Africa, in its global commitment to ensuring improved food packaging, is set to embark on a sustainability drive, tagged: ‘Better with Carton’ to create awareness among stakeholders about the worrisome environmental effects of packaging materials and the need to switch to cartons for food safety and consumers’ health. The Managing Director, Tetra Pak West Africa, Oshiokamele Aruna, during a media parley, said that the firm had been championing the continuous need for safe food packaging for many years and had made safety and health some of its guiding principles. He said the company had expanded access to safe food in the entire food and beverage industry to deliver…
By Oludele Taiwo Nigerians have been charged to create a culture around cocoa and chocolate in the manner in which ‘jollof rice’ is created into becoming part of our culture. The Oloni of Eti-Oni, Osun State and the founder of International Cocoa Diplomacy (ICD), Oba Dokun Thompson, gave the charge in an interview stating that after a while, after several uses of rice, Nigerians created fried rice from it, created jollof rice from it and different other products of rice and that, chocolate can also be done in that manner. “After a while, after several uses, we created fried rice from it, we created jollof rice, we created coconut rice, we created all sorts…
By Sodiq Lawal The Federal Government has reiterated commitment to increasing cashew export earnings from $252 million to $500 million in 2023. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, stated this during the Nigerian Cashew Day and cashew season commencement with the theme: “Industrialising the Nigeria Cashew Sector through Inclusive Policies”, in Abuja. He said cashew nuts export from Nigeria had generated over $250 million in 2022 and it is expected to fetch Nigerian farmers about $500 million in 2023. Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, the minister said, “In Nigeria, cashew is increasing in importance as an export-oriented cash crop…
