Natural Resources Conservation: An Income generating avenue for local communities

Conservation Enterprises, one way to create benefit streams aimed at addressing conservation problems and one of African Wildlife Foundation’s conservation strategy since 1990s. It is recognized by Community-Base Natural Resources Management that local communities are often placed to safeguard natural resources, as long as they stand to gain more than they lose from it, an avenue to boast the economy of local communities that host the natural resources giving them control over their natural resources and allow them often exclusive rights to exploit them for profit.

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NEPAD to celebrate 10-yr with essay, photo contest

Talented Africans have been invited to take part in the essay and photo contest in commemoration of the 10 years of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency.

A press statement made available to Naija AgroNet, Thursday indicated that (NEPAD) Agency in collaboration with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined hands in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary.

“It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that the two institutions are jointly organising photo and essay competitions,” part of the press statement read.

Also, it stated that the essay competition is themed “Looking at ICTs and entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development through the eyes of women and the youth” and “Looking at ICTs, agriculture, entrepreneurship and climate change in Africa through the eyes of women and the youth” for the photo competition.

This contest, Naija AgroNet gathered falls in the framework of CTA activities on Youth, Women and ICTs.

Also, in line with these objectives, CTA and NEPAD Agency are searching for enthusiastic Africans, who want to demonstrate their abilities by examining these issues. Give it a trial.

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Food security engenders national wealth

Food Security has been described as a fundamental agricultural objective for Nigeria moving forward, especially in meeting up its Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) and Vision 20-2020.

According to agriculturist, households should have access to good and nutritious food for healthy living whereas the population should be healthy to create national wealth.

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Nigerian small holder farmers constitute 80% of all farm holdings

Smallholder farmers constitute 80 per cent of all farm holdings in Nigeria report; as their production system is inefficient and there is regular shortfall in national domestic production – Expert.

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Expert laments unexplored landmass in Nigeria

Expert has said that Nigeria has a land area of 98.3million hectare; 74 million hectare is good for farming; but less than half is being explored.

An agriculturist, in a recent paper ‘Nigeria’s Agriculture and Food Security Challenges’ said that the population involved in farming is between 60 and 70 per cent.

Also, the expert said agriculture’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about 41.5 per cent, while the output of food per capita is among the least in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA).

This is in addition to crops, livestock and fish having potentials for providing food and nutrition in the region. Read more

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Nigeria: 70% population depends on agriculture

Agriculture in Nigeria is known as major source of economy for Nigeria since the time immemorial. It has been providing employment for about 70 per cent of the population who lives in the rural areas.

Reports have it that the sector in Nigeria has witnesses some transformation, especially through commercialization of small, medium and large-scale enterprise (SMEs).

Some of the key crops in Nigeria consist of beans, cashew nuts, sesame, cocoa beans, cassava, gum Arabic, kola nut, maize/corn, groundnuts, melon, palm kernels, millet, palm oil, plantains, rice, rubber, yams, sorghum and soybeans to name a few. Read more

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