Farm injuries can be minimal or fatal depending on the circumstances leading up to them. It could be a small bruise or a life-threatening cut, which you can easily prevent by following simple safety tips or guidelines. Globally, it is reported that at least about 170,000 farmers or farm workers are fatally injured annually. Farm …
Babban Gona, a leading agricultural company in Nigeria, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has trained over 100,000 women in entrepreneurship over the last year through the WEDI program. The beneficiaries were trained under the Women Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (WEDI) undertaken by Babban Gona in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The women were trained in Ikara, Soba, …
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Africa’s largest producer of maize, Babban Gona, has partnered with Aspire Institute, a non-profit organization founded at Harvard University, to give Nigerians access to a fully-funded leadership development program with access to prestigious educators. The partnership aims to provide selected Nigerian students with access to fully-funded HarvardX courses, a global community of peers, live seminars …
Food insecurity in Nigeria – Smallholder farmers drive food production in Nigeria and more than 80% of farmers in Nigeria are smallholder farmers. They are responsible for 90% of the agricultural produce in the country. Smallholder farmers in Nigeria are primarily located in the rural areas of the country. About 70% of people living in …
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Petroleum is still widely recognized as the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy; however, Agriculture in Nigeria remains the foundation or bedrock of the nation’s economy. It is an invaluable sector whose contributions to national revenue cannot be overlooked. Every year, the agricultural sector provides millions of jobs, tonnes of food and valuable raw materials, all of …
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This article is about the facts of snail farming in Nigeria, if you are interested in a detailed guide on how to start snail farming in Nigeria, you should check out Snail Farming in Nigeria: How to Get Started. Snail farming is one of the most sought-after type of farming in Nigeria alongside maize farming, …
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Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) pegged Nigeria’s unemployment rate at a staggering 33.3% in Q4 2020. This is a 6.2% increase on the level recorded in Q3 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers’s report entitled “Nigeria Economic Alert” published in September 2020 attributes this increase to a few notable factors; including low levels of industrialisation, …
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The role of the agricultural sector in any country cannot be overemphasised. Apart from being charged with the responsibility of ensuring food security among other intricate ones, there is the aspect of contributing to economic growth which innovation and agriculture in Nigeria can improve. Role of Agriculture in Nigeria to the Economy According to the …
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The benefits of proper planning cannot be overemphasised, even in Agribusiness. The future, its tendency of being uncertain due to factors which we may not have control over (especially in agriculture with variables such as changing climate conditions, production risk, financial risks, changes in government policies e.t.c) can to a certain extent be predicted, or …
Mu’azu Mohammad from Suddu village, Kaduna State, Nigeria has been a member of Babban Gona for the past six (6) years. He shares an emotional story of how being a member of Babban Gona prevented his leg from being amputated due to an illness. Mu’azu also spoke about how much he has benefited from being …
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