2023-09-22 11:16
Digital technology is today’s prominent driver of economic growth. Many business sectors have been making good use of it to deliver value to customers, including the agricultural sec… Read More
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Agricdemy is an online platform filled with videos and resources for learning about agriculture, agribusiness and farming. It is an online agribusiness training center where students enroll to watch practical tutorial videos that will teach and explain different aspects of agriculture, agribusiness and farming. Students also receive extensive support and counseling that will help them start their own farming businesses
2023-08-29 12:25
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Agricultural Greater Good Initiative grant to help identify measures that can increase crop yields and improve livestock welfare and productivity to all… Read More
2023-08-09 07:30
Crop yield is the measurement of the quantity of agricultural crops collected per unit of land.
It is usually applied to grains and cereal crops and is measured in tons o… Read More
2023-07-19 13:36
Farm record keeping is the documentation of activities on farms in a concise and comprehensible manner usually in a table format.
Farm records are important to farmers just as books… Read More
2023-07-11 08:24
Sanitation is any measure or measures taken to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of farm animals and people who come in contact with the farm animals
Poor sanitation affe… Read More
2023-07-07 11:46
A parasite is any organism that lives inside or outside a host animal and deriving its nutrients from the host animal.
Some parasites that causes disease do so by means of another o… Read More
2023-07-05 12:51
Livestock farming pests consume feed and can also be a source of nuisance to farm animals. They also transmit disease to farm animals.
Livestock farming pests include invertebrates… Read More
2023-07-04 15:28
Endoparasites live inside the body of their hosts. Examples of endoparasites are roundworms, tape worms, liver fluke etc.
Roundworms (Ascaris)
They are nutrient sucking internal pa… Read More
2023-07-03 11:05
Eggs are a critical component of human diet and are one of the major products from poultry farming.
Egg production from poultry is so critical and necessary that we have a class of… Read More
2023-06-24 13:36
The Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development rewards excellence in individuals and organizations that promotes sustainable development practices.
Nominat… Read More
2023-06-11 08:20
Snail is classified as monogastric but it is generally known to be microlivestock.
Snail is a nocturnal animal, being active in the night or in the dark at day time. It is usually f… Read More
2023-06-10 15:56
100+ Accelerator is excited to launch the Sustainable Agriculture Challenge to Help farmers produce sustainable and regenerative high yielding, high quality crops by leveraging science, tech… Read More
2023-06-10 15:44
Youth-led African agrifood businesses are back in the spotlight as Generation Africa rolls out the 2023 edition of the Gogettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition.
Gogettaz Agripreneur… Read More
2023-06-10 15:31
UK registered higher or further education institutions, RTOs or Catapults, can apply for a share of up to £2.5m from the African agriculture KTP, working with a knowledge base and busi… Read More
2023-05-21 08:21
Fish farming species and systems are as old as mankind and its one of the earliest forms of agriculture.
The people of old believed and it was their undeniable notion that the open… Read More
2023-05-01 14:11
Lard is an animal fat and is the by-product of the pig farming and pork processing industry. Its production is dependent upon the production of pork
The demand for po… Read More
2023-04-09 14:27
There is a growing interest in japanese quail farming. Quail meat is very tasty and the eggs are medicinal.
The Japanese quail (conturnix japonica) is popular. They are hardier and… Read More
2023-04-03 09:58
The pig is an omnivorous animal—it is therefore easy to feed with cereal grains, vegetable, fish, left-over foods etc. in addition to formulated feeds.
Feed for weaners should… Read More
2023-03-15 08:48
Processed foods is the ultimate economic goal of farming because it is where the farmer is able to extract the most value for crops and vegetables.
For example, in a study o… Read More
2023-02-05 09:57
Cassava leaf is one of the many parts of the cassava plant that is useful to the wellbeing of man and animals.
Cassava is a perennial shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae, cultivated m… Read More
2023-01-18 08:29
Agriculture irrigation systems are necessary for boosting agriculture output in the midst of climate and water challenges facing the world.
Water is essential to every for… Read More
2023-01-02 10:24
We wish you a happy 2023!
And we are glad you made it to 2023 too.
So, what does 2023 hold for you or what plans do you have for 2023?
If only there was a mirror t… Read More
2022-12-05 08:47
Food waste occurs along every path of the food value chain, from production to consumption.
Globally, around one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted. In a world where hundr… Read More
2022-11-29 07:55
The future of food and agriculture faces uncertainties that can serve as a platform for successful agriculture careers.
Some of the uncertainties faced by agriculture revolve around… Read More
2022-10-25 10:58
When starting a business, you should focus on having some fundamental knowledge and abilities, such as a solid grasp of the niche you are entering, a workable business strategy, a prime lo… Read More
2022-10-24 09:24
Poverty is a societal ill that affects the physical and mental wellbeing of an individual.
Poverty reduces the existence of an individual to merely scrapping for survival instead… Read More
2022-10-18 09:55
Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face so carbon removal or sequestration is very important.
Everyday activities like driving a car or a motorbike, using air c… Read More
2022-10-10 10:57
Fruit and vegetables are a vital part of diet around the world. Rice, potatoes and bread are near-universal; it is our fruit and vegetables that help define our culture
This article… Read More
2022-10-06 08:32
The world faces a global food security crisis – exacerbated by conflicts, rapidly escalating food, energy, and fertilizer process, natural disasters driven by climate change, and COV… Read More
2022-10-05 11:09
Artificial insemination in cattle is a scientific method of collecting semen from a preferred stud (male) and depositing it into the vagina of the female cattle.
The aim is to ach… Read More
2022-10-04 08:25
The future of agriculture is the marriage of agriculture and internet technologies.
This is part of the concept of Agriculture 4.0
So, what is Agriculture 4.0?
A… Read More
2022-10-03 11:46
Cattle breeds are grouped or classified according to several criteria such as the type or purpose of agricultural activity that they perform on the farm.
Cattle breeds are als… Read More
2022-10-03 09:37
The camel is a large pseudo-ruminant mammal with one or two humps. The camel is found in desert regions of Africa and Asia.
The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedaries) has one hump an… Read More
2022-09-11 14:09
Horse farm management techniques and practices ensures that healthy and strong horses are produced in a horse farm.
Horse is a non-ruminant herbivore. A unique physiological charac… Read More
2022-09-06 19:52
Many factors influence the soil nutrient requirements for optimum yield and quality of a given vegetable crop.
The original source of soil particles, textural classification, cati… Read More
2022-09-06 08:57
The best soils for growing vegetables have well drained, deep mineral topsoil with a relatively high percentage of organic matter (> 2%).
Soil pH that has been modulated t… Read More
2022-09-03 08:58
Agricultural biotechnology encompasses a range of research tools scientists use to understand and manipulate the genetic make-up of organisms for use in agriculture: crops, livestock, fore… Read More
2022-08-28 16:21
Big data agriculture will help with the challenge of feeding close to 9 billion people by 2030 because the challenge is a huge task that can’t be solved with farming-as-usual practic… Read More
2022-08-17 14:29
Precision agriculture emerged in the early 1990s in various forms, depending on the knowledge and technology available.
The increase in production costs of agricultural products i… Read More
2022-08-13 09:30
The use of agriculture drones and connected analytics has great potential to support and address some of the most pressing problems faced by agriculture in terms of access to actionable re… Read More
2022-08-07 06:37
Agricultural engineering is the key to unlocking the agricultural productivity needed to drastically improve food production in the world.
According to estimates, growing populati… Read More
2022-07-28 15:31
Smoking is the major preservation methods of catfish farming and inland fishery.
The usual practice is to suspend catfish over fire in a traditional mud smoke house or kiln. Uncon… Read More
2022-07-25 09:05
Canning catish process involves the heat treatment of catfish in sealed containers made of tin plates, aluminium cans or glass, until the product has been fully sterilized. The preservative… Read More
2022-07-21 09:56
AGRF and Heifer International have launched the Pitch AgriHack 2022, a digital agriculture competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture… Read More
2022-06-07 08:18
Greenhouse farming is one of the most profitable ways to grow fruits and vegetables. However, despite the many advantages greenhouse farming offers, things can still go wrong from time to… Read More
2022-04-22 11:22
Animal nutrition refers to the components of feed, their actions, interactions, and balance in relation to the wellbeing of animals. A well-fed animal is likely to be a healthy and product… Read More
2022-04-18 09:02
Fish farming or aquaculture is a type of animal farming in which aquatic animals (fishes, crustaceans, molluscs etc.) are raised in artificial or man-made enclosures in order to be sold as f… Read More
2022-03-31 09:08
The well-being of an animal depends on factors such as the quality and quantity of feed consumed (nutrition), water intake, parasitic infestation, predators, disease incidence as well as n… Read More
2022-03-24 11:34
The environmental factors affecting poultry performance include temperature, relative humidity (RH), wind velocity or air movement, quality of the air inside the house and altitude. All th… Read More
2022-01-22 10:00
New plant varieties for greenhouse farming are constantly being developed throughout the world and it is impossible to list and describe them all.
However, in order to have a succ… Read More
2021-09-09 04:39
The earth is going through some difficult challenges right now, and we are going to need innovation to fight back. Enter vertical farming: a way of growing fresh food indoors in vertically… Read More
2021-09-07 09:06
The problem of proliferating waste is one with which almost everyone is familiar with. There are still some surprises, however: for example, did you know that 60% of clothing is buried or… Read More
2021-09-01 08:25
There’s no more essential commodity on earth than water. Without water, all living things will die!
But the world’s water supply is dwindling as the climate gets hotter. It&rs&hellip…Read More
2021-08-03 08:08
Agriculture is a significant driving force not only in the global economy, but also for people’s very survival. However, agriculture is not simply the production of crops and livesto… Read More
2021-07-31 12:05
Boston is well known for its partying and fun personality, and yet people are moving there for plenty of other reasons. Boston has a thriving economy, intelligent city design and is… Read More
2021-07-16 12:40
Agriculture is an industry that has been around for thousands of years. It's also a word that can refer to the farming of crops, livestock, and fishing. In this blog post, we will talk abo… Read More
2021-06-14 14:52
Do you know how much money is spent on meat consumption in Nigeria?
The figures are still being collated for 2020 but let me share with you the figures for 2019 as collated by the… Read More
2021-06-14 07:08
The increasing environmental awareness in the horticulture industry is encouraging fresh produce farmers to adopt more sustainable practices.
It’s no secret that farming has… Read More
2021-06-03 12:37
We believe 2021 will continue to be a high inflation year where prices of goods and services keep going higher. Several factors such as the corona virus third wave, climate change, insecur… Read More
2021-05-25 10:59
Marketing is one of the determinative factors for the success of a poultry business. It is of utmost importance to have a good insight into the marketing conditions before you start the po… Read More
2021-03-19 13:12
What we can see from all the data before us is that agriculture commodities will rise in prices in 2021 and these will have multiplier effects on the economy at large.
Let me expl… Read More
2021-03-03 11:35
Vegetables are one of the most commonly grown garden crops, thanks to the fact that they are easy to take care of. Vegetables, just like all plants, need sunlight, nutrients, and water to gr… Read More
2020-10-27 08:36
As we are about to enter into the last quarter of 2020, which signals the beginning of winter in the polar and temperate climates of the world, health experts are predicting the second wav… Read More
2020-09-28 11:48
Cassava processing lends itself to mechanization for several products such as dried chips, flour, starch and gari. Of all these cassava products, gari is the most produced. Gari is a popular… Read More
2020-09-22 11:30
Rice, one of the most consumed food in Nigeria, can be stored un-milled until it is required for eating. At that point, a rice mill is used to remove the hard husk of raw rice and polish t… Read More
2020-08-26 07:56
By 2050, world annual demand for some of the major foods we consume like maize, rice and wheat is expected to reach 3.3 billion tons. Much of the increase in production will have to come f… Read More
2020-08-13 08:24
If there’s anything the corona virus pandemic has taught us, it’s the importance of producing high value perishables (vegetables and fruits) very close to the consumers. For in… Read More
2020-08-05 08:06
As the world faces an unprecedented public health crisis in living memory in the form of COVID-19, this special feature examines the current and likely impacts of the pandemic – the… Read More
2020-04-17 09:21
If you want to become successful in agribusiness quickly, you need to learn the techniques and practices of other successful farmers and you also need to know how to raise money for your a… Read More
2020-04-16 13:31
In order to get good results from your fish farming business, you should be aware of certain management practices that ensure good growth and development of fishes. This article will be lo… Read More
2020-02-13 15:45
Agriculture has been the bedrock of the Nigerian economy for many years. Before crude oil became the favourite economic sector of the Federal Government of Nigeria, agriculture provided the… Read More
2020-01-10 10:35
Maize (Zea mays, L.) is one of the main cereal crops of West Africa. It is the fourth most consumed cereal during the past two decades, after sorghum, millet and rice in Nigeria. Maize is… Read More
2019-12-03 08:51
In Nigeria and more commonly in most developing countries, the demand for food products has outstripped supply creating a huge deficit. Although importation of food products is used partia… Read More
2019-12-03 08:51
In Nigeria and more commonly in most developing countries, the demand for food products has outstripped supply creating a huge deficit. Although importation of food products is used partia… Read More
2019-11-19 08:10
There are so many reasons or benefits for starting a grasscutter farming business. However, in this article, we will be looking at the seven major benefits of grasscutter farming. Let's be… Read More
2019-08-28 08:17
History of Cattle Ranching in Nigeria
The main cattle production system currently in Nigeria and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the pastoral nomadic/semi-nomadic. However, sev… Read More
2019-07-26 11:39
As you already know, funding is a major challenge for agribusinesses in Nigeria. So, the CBN created a funding initiative for SME and agribusinesses called AGSMEIS (Agri-Business, Small an… Read More
2019-07-23 07:49
On the 22nd of June, 2019 residents of communities in Ukum, Otukpo and Tarka Local Government Areas of Benue state woke up to find several signage in their areas with the following inscrip… Read More
2019-05-27 11:11
Goats belong to the class of small ruminants and goat farming is a very profitable agriculture business in Nigeria.
Breeds of Goat
Breeds of goat are specialized for wool production, mea… Read More
2019-05-27 10:57
The rabbit is a monogastric (having one stomach) herbivore (plant eater) and therefore it is an effective way of converting forage or agro-industrial by-products to high quality animal pro… Read More
2019-05-20 09:12
Milk is obtained from lactating animals and it is produced from the mammary glands. The number of mammary glands vary from one farm animal to another, the cow has four, sheep and goat have… Read More
2019-02-25 09:09
If you’re a small business owner, then you’re already aware of how difficult it can be to build, expand, and operate your own business. Getting a small business loan … Read More
2019-02-25 09:07
Would-be small business owners may think the trickiest part of their start-up will be drawing in clientele. But before they even have to worry about that step, they might need to first fig… Read More
2019-02-25 09:02
Nearly all businesses face the need for some type of financing, whether for expansion, covering working capital, or paying for major business purchases. The gold standard in lending i… Read More
2019-02-25 08:58
If you’re a small business owner, you probably had an idea of what your business would be before you even began. All you’d have to do is sell something or provide a service, an… Read More
2019-02-17 09:57
One of the most important secrets of successful pig farming in Nigeria is the type and quality of pigs you have in your farm. If you get the right type of pig breeds for your farm, yo… Read More
2019-02-09 09:54
It’s commonly said that you can’t get rich working for someone else. That the only way to achieve financial independence is to own your own business.
This idea feels t… Read More
2018-11-05 08:08
Agricultural development is the foundation for economic development, and the agricultural sector is undoubtedly the prime area of consideration for economic progress in Nigeria. Despite th… Read More
2018-10-22 07:51
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a strategy that prevents pest damage with minimum adverse impact on human health, the environment and non-target organisms. The term “pest”… Read More
2018-10-22 07:49
It is important to know what disease you are trying to prevent or control. When diseases are not successfully controlled or become recurring problems, it is often because the cause was not… Read More
2018-10-22 07:47
Maintaining weed-free growing conditions is necessary to produce high quality greenhouse crops while reducing pesticide use. Insects and diseases can be kept to a minimum only if proper we… Read More
2018-10-22 07:41
Small animals may occasionally invade a greenhouse and are commonly a problem in overwintering structures. They cause damage by girdling stems, and burrowing into pots if given the chance… Read More
2018-10-17 07:32
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the African Development Bank with funding support from the US government represented by USAID (US$ 12 million)… Read More
2018-10-14 10:40
Growing media consist of mixtures of components that provide water, air, nutrients and support to plants. The media provide plant support, while the nutrients are provided by added fertili… Read More
2018-10-14 10:28
Greenhouse crops are irrigated by means of applying water to the media surface through drip tubes or tapes, by hand using a hose, overhead sprinklers and booms or by applying water through… Read More
2018-10-14 10:18
Irrigation water quality is a critical factor for production of greenhouse crops. There are many factors which determine water quality. Among the most important are alkalinity, pH and solu… Read More
2018-10-14 10:11
Water is a major factor in successful production of greenhouse plants. An adequate water supply is needed for irrigation, pesticide application, evaporative cooling (if applicable), growin… Read More
2018-10-14 09:47
Types of Greenhouses
A greenhouse is a structure with a glass or plastic roof and side walls that is used for the production of ornamentals and food crops and may be used seasonally or ye… Read More
2018-09-17 07:54
The biggest obstacle for most of my million-dollar clients is distraction (aka “shiny object syndrome”). When you are distracted, you lose focus. When you lose focus, you go of… Read More
2018-09-17 07:50
Several years ago, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett met for dinner.
As they dined, the two once-were entrepreneurs shared countless success stories from the last three or four decade… Read More
