With Sankranti round the corner, an MBA graduate, who has turned into a farmer, is offering basketfuls of organic, homegrown fruits to corporate offices. Usharani Vinay, the founder of Skyo Farms, had worked in several IT companies. During the pandemic, …
The foods and beverages you consume have a direct impact on your health, which is why it’s important to enjoy a diet loaded with nutrient-rich foods. A quick search will tell you that one of the easiest ways to promote …
Healthy eating and healthy living go hand-in-hand. Experts from around the world suggest loading up on essential nutrients to keep up a balanced diet – which will further help promote overall health. One such essential nutrient is fibre (or dietary …
There is a dizzying amount of nutrition advice available these days and trying to listen to all of it will have you spinning in circles. Your grandmother, on the other hand, received only the nutrition advice given to her from …
Nigeria’s federal government has disclosed new plans to strengthen and solidify its wobbling agricultural sector in 2022 through enhanced provision of agricultural incentives and maintenance of existing agricultural institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Mohammed Abubakar, minister …
Skyrocketing fertilizer costs for the 2022 growing season have been making headlines for months. XtremeAg farmers report that prices have doubled or more since the 2021 growing season. As market analysts and grower groups assess the situation, farmers make plans. …
With a concern for food security that extends beyond supply, Christopher Salmon has spent the better part of the last two years developing products that he believes will not only lower the cost of inputs for his fellow farmers, but …
A deadly disease type has been detected in sea bass grown in fish farms in Turkey’s Aegean region, a prominent aquaculture expert has said. The findings of the scientific research conducted by Professor Tansel Tanrıkul and lecturer Ezgi Dinçtürk from …
France has killed about 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks, and other poultry over the previous month, authorities said on Friday, to contain a bird flu infection threatening to turn into the fourth significant outbreak in the country since 2015. The …
Whether you are an aspiring full-time farmer or a homesteader looking to earn extra money, starting a market garden is a great way to begin selling your own produce for profit. Luckily, the steps involved in how to start a …
The food we eat every day keeps us alive, but it can also incur big health and environmental costs—heart disease, carbon emissions, soil degradation, and more. A recent study published in Nature Food finds that small shifts in the food choices …
In today’s time, when people are leaving the villages and moving towards the cities only to adopt a fast, unbalanced life to earn money; there are some people who are leaving their high paying jobs in the city and adopting …
Unchecked global warming could reduce global aquaculture production by as much as 16 percent by 2090, a new study from the University of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries shows. Marine aquaculture, or mariculture, could double its output …
A Pilgrim’s Pride Corp chicken hatchery and a Deere & Co dealership were hit by the tornado that swept through Kentucky on Friday. Silos holding millions of bushels of corn also suffered damage, said the Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner. At least …
The government of Ghana has launched the construction of a National Aquaculture center. The foundation stone was laid on December 10 by Mavis Hawa Koomson (pictured), Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, at Amrahia Estate in the Greater Accra Region. …
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has called on the government to ban corn or maize exports to make the commodity available for poultry feed millers in Nigeria. This, the association says, will help rescue the poultry sector. The call was …
When wild Atlantic salmon breed with escaped farmed salmon, their descendants grow faster and mature at a younger age, undermining the ability of the species to survive and reproduce in its natural environment. Aquaculture is expected to meet most of …
FURROWS of spinach vegetables stand out side-by-side with tomato plants spread out on a patch of land where 39-year-old Marylin Nhika has had a garden over the past five years at her home in Harare. Even when there are lockdowns …