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Nigeria Looks to Norway’s Satellite Technology to Curb $450 Million in Annual Illegal Fishing Losses
Nigeria is preparing to deploy satellite-based vessel-tracking technology from Norway to strengthen surveillance of its waters
Nigeria’s Niger State Promotes TELA Maize with 9.4-Tonne-per-Hectare Yield Potential
Niger State, north-central Nigeria, is stepping up efforts to expand the adoption of improved maize varieties, promoting a TELA hybrid
Beyond Collateral: How Technology Is Rewriting the Rules of Farm Finance in Kenya. NBF Analysis | Next Big Farm
A farmer can own productive land, cultivate crops, supply a processor, and generate income every season, yet remain ineligible for a bank loan.
Nigeria Deploys 1,000 Digital Agents to Close Agricultural Extension Gap
Nigeria is expanding the use of digital technology in agricultural extension, deploying more than 1,000 tablet-equipped agents
Nigeria Makes Fresh Push to Build National Digital Farmers Register and End Duplicate Records
Nigeria is again moving to establish a national digital farmers register aimed at eliminating duplicate farmer records
Nigeria’s NiMet Advances Digital Platform to Deliver Weather Intelligence to Farmers
Nigeria’s Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is advancing a digital platform designed to give farmers
Nigeria’s Ekiti Trains 30 Technicians to Drive Livestock Genetic Improvement
Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, is building local capacity for livestock genetic improvement as it trains 30 animal husbandry and veterinary professionals to deliver artificial insemination services to cattle and goats across the state.
Nigeria Urged to Scale Plant Breeding Innovations From Research Centres to Farms
Nigeria’s agricultural research community is calling for faster adoption and commercialisation of plant-breeding innovations
Senegal’s Rice Farmers Add Fish to Paddy Fields to Raise Yields and Incomes
Farmers in northern Senegal are turning rice paddies into combined crop-and-fish production systems, using fish to control pests, enrich soils and create an additional source of food and income
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