Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
By Olamide Tejuoso Individuals are being invited by the World Food Prize to submit nominations for the Norman Borlaugh Field Research and Application Award, 2023. Norman Borlaugh Field Award is a $10,000 award, which recognises exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual, under the age of 40. Awardees are expected to emulate the same intellectual courage, stamina and determination in the fight to eliminate global hunger and poverty, as demonstrated by Dr. Norman Borlaug, as a young scientist, working in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug, also known as the Father…
By Olamide Tejuoso The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Yemen, have been identified by the United Nations report, as countries housing more than 40 per cent of the most vulnerable people needing emergency food aid, as of 2022, as they are suffering acute levels of hunger. According to the UN report, some of the 258 million identified people were plunged unto the brink of starvation due to causes of conflict, economic shocks and climate disasters. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said recently, “More than a quarter of a billion people are now facing acute levels of…
By Oludele Taiwo Farmers have been warned to complete their harvest in the month of August and avoid farming and livestock rearing along the flood plain to prevent the adverse impact of intense flooding of the second season of rainfalls. Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, while raising alarm about the premonition of flooding in communities, which include Mowe, Isheri, Akute and Riverside Estate, among others, to temporarily relocate to avoid loss of lives and property due to flooding. “In preparation for the inevitable impact of the natural pattern of rainfall predicted for the…
By Oludele Taiwo Isidore Agritech Limited has announced the launch of Jinja marketplace and Jinja Agent apps. to reduce wastage by making sure that farmers and aggregators have access to a wider pool of buyers in an instant. The Vice President, Business Development at Isidore, Pamela Adie, while speaking at the launch, said by leveraging advanced technology, Jinja provides seamless platforms that connect buyers and sellers of agro commodities, extension services, and financing. Adie added that the app also ensures that agro-businesses can see, compare prices, and buy high-quality commodities in bulk without having to go to the farms or…
By Adewale Kupoluyi The newly-appointed Executive Director for the Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Lateef Sanni, has assumed office while appreciating the Federal Government for his appointment. According to Sanni, “There is the need for one to sustain one’s excellence, integrity, and productivity. And I will make sure that I work together with other team players”. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), had appointed the don as the new Executive Director of NSPRI. The Professor took over from Dr. Patricia Pessu, who retired recently from…
By Omolola Pedro The Ogun State Government has launched an integrated digital support platform, Ogun State Farmer Information Management System (OGFIMS), an initiative created with the aim to offer one-stop resources to farmers and other value chain actors in the state. The platform is an initiative of a partnership between by the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, said that the initiative was an effort to unleash the full potentials of the agricultural sector and ensure…
