Category: Agriculture

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON AATF and the African Union Commission (AUC) have on Monday July 24, 2023, signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to raise agricultural productivity in Africa through research, technology development, and uptake by framers. A statement made available by Mr. George Achia, Communications Officer, East and Southern Africa, AATF, on Monday, […]

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) are to partner to strengthen research into improving staple crops grown by millions of African farmers. AATF works across more than 20 countries in Eastern, Southern, and West Africa to develop innovations that address low […]

*Announces sale of bag of 50Kg NPK Fertilizer at N15,000:00 as against N17,800:00 *Prays for a bumper harvest this year By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State on Tuesday, launched the sales of fertilizer for the 2023/2024 farming season with two billion Naira committed for the purchase of raw-materials to produce […]

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON In its quest towards enhancing food security on the continent, AATF has reiterated its commitment to delivering transgenic drought-tolerant and insect-protected maize varieties to caution African farmers from the impact of climate change on their productivity and enhance their livelihood. AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire reaffirmed the commitment while addressing the […]

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON Major stakeholders and experts  in the agricultural sector from within and outside Nigeria, have asserted that Tela Maize technology is the best option available for Nigerian farmers as far as maize cultivation is concerned. The stakeholders who hail from research institutions such as the Institute of Agriculture Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello […]

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has reiterated its commitment not to renege on its promise of transforming farmers livelihood through innovative agricultural technologies that will improve incomes, food, and nutrition security in sub-Sharan Africa. According to a statement signed by the Communication Officer (West and Central Africa) AATF, Alex Abutu, made […]

  By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has identified suitable planting windows for cowpea also known as beans for the different ecologies in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the Communication Officer (West and Central Africa) AATF, Alex Abutu, made a available to our correspondent in Kaduna […]