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October 16, 2017

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Nigeria records N2.7tr post-harvest losses yearly

Cassava The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof. Olufemi Peters has revealed that Nigeria loses more than $8.9 billion (N2.7 trillion) annually as a result of post-harvest food losses. Peters made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building workshop on ‘’agricultural products loss, reduction and value addition for rural farmers,’’ held at Ahiazu Mbaise Local Council of Imo State. He said the figure was part of the joint findings by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO’s) Fact Sheet published in 2013 and NSPRI survey conducted in the six geo-political zones of the country of that year. “More than 51.3 metric tonnes of food are lost due to post-harvest food losses for all the agricultural products from the country. The institute further observed that the losses were much higher in rural communities that were in dire need of development because of inadequate presence of basic facilities ...

Independence Day: President Buhari arrives Maiduguri (photos)

President Buhari arrived Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday , to celebrate the nation's 57th Independence Anniversary with the troops at Maimalari Military Cantonment. © Copyright LindaIkeji 2017

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

According to expert views, drip irrigation is a system whereby you give water or fertiliser directly to the root zone of plants, eliminating runoff, evaporation, and drift. It is a technique in which water flows through a filter into special drip pipes, with emitters located at different spacing. Mr Adebowole Onafowora, an agricultural entrepreneur explained that drip irrigation increases oxygen level at the root zone by more than 100 times, adding that although oxygen is not a major nutrient of plants, it aids them in absorbing nutrients and water. Setting up a drip irrigation system for one’s farm involves connecting pipes namely drip lines or drip tapes and then water is released through the emitters, releasing about 1.5 litres to 20 litres of water per day depending on the water requirement of the crop. The different types of emitters for irrigation include; micro emitters, porous emitters which are inbuilt from factory, and free flow emitters also inbuilt from f...

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