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The Federal Government on Tuesday put the rice production gap in Nigeria at 500,000 metric tonnes.
It, however, stated that the country would soon close the gap and meet the seven million metric tonnes production capacity required to attain self-sufficiency. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Information, Eno Olotu. More details through: https://punchng.com/nigerias-rice-production-gap-now-500000mt-says-fg/
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Nigerian farmers exported goods worth $155.12m (N60.5bn) in the third quarter of 2020.
During the quarter, total trade in agricultural goods stood at N563.9bn, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics on foreign trade. Analysis by economic region showed that agricultural goods were exported to Asia (N32.2bn), Europe (N16.7bn), Africa (N9.1bn) and America (N2.4bn). The key drivers of agricultural products exports were sesamum seeds, cashew nuts, good fermented cocoa beans and superior quality raw cocoa beans. Sesamum seeds were exported mainly to Japan (N5.3bn) and China (N4.7bn), while cashew nuts worth N8.3bn and N2.2bn were exported to Vietnam and India respectively… More details through: https://punchng.com/farmers-exported-n60-5bn-goods-in-three-months-nbs/ Despite measures by the government to curtail imports, Nigeria has imported some crude palm oil valued at N176billion ($360million) as deficit soared to 500,000 tonnes in 2020.
It was learnt that local production had dwindled from 1.2million tonnes to 1.01million tonnes, while demand stands at 1.5million tonnes. Currently, the price of the produce is $720 per tonnes in the global market. According to the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN), importation, smuggling and the influx of banned adulterated crude palm oil (CPO) into the country’s market had discouraged local production… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/nigeria-imports-n176bn-palm-oil-in-2020/ The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria is spending almost N140 billion ($400 million) yearly to import different chemicals for agriculture to prevent post-harvest losses. The Director of Research Operation at the Federal Government- led Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Dr. Olayemi Folorunsho, disclosed this to this newspaper in an interview, saying that importers invested $400 million yearly on chemical imports to prevent residual effects on crops, especially to protect durable crops from being infected by pests and insects.
According to him, the importation of the chemicals is to save the country’s food produc-tion since about 45 per cent of food waste are lost to post-harvest losses in Nigeria. Folorunsho, in the interview, however, cautioned that the use of chemicals in prevention in the country had high risk of health challenges amid the hazardous application on the crops. Following this, the NSPRI’s director of research operation explained that Nigerian farmers needed to explore alternative avenues for the country’s food storage and reserve rather than depending on chemicals, which are sometimes dangerous to human health… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/fg-bemoans-n140bn-spent-on-agric-chemical-import/ The United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) and the US Grains Council (USGC) have jointly expressed their dedication towards supporting and enhancing the development and growth of the African feed industry as well as long term commercial trade development.
They said their commitment was on the back of the realisation that African feed industry is generating solutions to enhance the continent’s soybean value chain. In addition, they disclosed plan to establish Soy Excellence Centres (SECs) starting with one in Egypt and that the site planned for Nigeria was already in the works… More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/12/03/us-soybean-export-council-to-establish-excellence-centres-in-nigeria-2/ Despite import restriction, importation of chilled and frozen mackerel has reached N128.8billion ($280million) or 40 per cent of the total annual $700million fish imports into Nigeria in one year.
The country’s major suppliers are Norway, Chile, Albania and United States, as fish deficit in the country stands at 2.5million tonnes, while production is less than 1.1 million tonnes. According to the United States Department of Trade (USDT), imports into the country were dominated by essentially fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel, accounting for 40 per cent… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/nigeria-imports-n128-8bn-mackerel-fish/ Nigeria is spending about $500 million annually on oil palm importation in order to complement existing gaps in the sector, Benard Okata, deputy director, department of agriculture in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
Mr Okata made this remark at the national workshop on oil palm organised by Solidaridad, an international non-governmental organisation in Abuja on Thursday. He said that Nigeria’s current local requirement for palm oil generally is about three million metric tonnes, but that it is producing only about 1.02 metric tonnes of oil palm. “So, there is a gap,” he said. We import to make up for this gap, and Nigeria is spending about $500m annually for this importation up till now… More details through: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-interviews/427060-nigeria-spends-500m-on-oil-palm-importation-annually-official.html Lagos State Government has said it is set to partner with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to boost the coconut value chain, which is conservatively estimated to be over N350 billion yearly.
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed this when a team led by the Country Representative of FAO, Fred Kaffero visited his office in Lagos. He emphasised that the partnership will significantly improve coconut production as well as strengthens its value chain in the State. According to the Deputy Governor, FAO being a research-based organisation, will visit the sites in Lagos state, take the sample soil and coconut as well as see the varieties and make recommendations to the state government… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/lagos-fao-to-boost-coconut-value-chain Nigeria wheat farmers have increased the forecast for the country’s wheat harvest for 2020/2021 by seven per cent on the back of availability of improved seeds.
Wheat is now projected to yield 450,000 metric tonnes, up from 420,000 metric tonnes produced by farmers in the last season, the President, Wheat Growers Association of Nigeria, Salim Muhammad, confirmed this to The PUNCH on Tuesday. Under the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad said, about 100,000 farmers would be given the necessary incentives to improve wheat production… More details through: https://punchng.com/nigerias-wheat-production-may-rise-to-450000mt/ The Federal Government on Sunday disclosed that it had procured agro inputs and seeds for wheat production that would increase the country’s food basket by 15,560 metric tonnes of wheat.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who disclosed this at the National Wheat Stakeholders Workshop in Kano State, also stated that through the wheat value chain the FMARD had put in place measures to increase wheat production and reduce its import bill. On procurements made by the ministry, Nanono said, “The ministry procured 30MT of breeder seeds which will translate to 1,650MT of foundation seeds; 50MT of foundation seeds which will also translate to 2,500MT of certified seeds… More details through: https://punchng.com/fg-increasing-food-basket-with-15560mt-of-wheat/ |
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