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UK experienced the coldest night of winter ever with a temperature of -12.3C recorded in the north west Highlands. The temperature was recorded at Loch Glascarnoch, near Garve, south of Ullapool in Wester Ross. The record…

Argentina has suspended sales of corn for export until February 28. This was announced by the ministry of agriculture, the surprise move is part of the government’s effort to ensure ample domestic food supplies. Argentina’s government…

France plans to slaughter 600,000 birds in an effort to prevent the spread of the avian influenza infecting duck flocks in part of the country. Nearly 200,000 poultry birds have already been culled, a farm ministry official…

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has called for the adoption of policies that would support all-year-round farming to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in the country. AFAN’s National President, Mr Kabri Ibrahim,…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with Synergos Nigeria and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has commissioned a prototype machine for conversion of high-quality cassava peels into feed ingredients…

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC) Lagos State Council has set out to establish agric Cooperative for members with the aim of bringing workers into the Agro business value chain. This was disclosed by the State…

The Ogun State government, in partnership with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is set to establish an agro-commodities airport in the state. This was disclosed recently by Governor Dapo Abiodun, explaining that the project…

New tremors early on Monday were registered in the areas of Croatia hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake on December 29. A 4.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 7:49 with epicenter not far from Petrinja, the town 50 km southeast of…

China is set to increase the area sown with corn in its main grain regions this year. This was disclosed by the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tang Renjian, who said the expansion is part of a…

Nigeria has over five million hectares of Shea trees, but they are all in the wild and the West African production of Shea nut is estimated at 600,000mt which is based on traded volume. This was revealed by the minister of…