http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. The destruction of 7552 cartons of contraband frozen turkey and chickens smuggled into the country from France was supervised by Nigeria's Area Comptroller of Customs Federal Operations Unit David Dimka. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240413/nigeria___smuggled_poultry_seized_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT In Nigeria malta drinks account for just shy of one-fifth of total carbonates volumes according to Canadean research. It is the third most popular flavor ahead of lemon-lime, making it a key part of the carbonates category in Nigeria. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080413/nigeria___malt_drink_market_grows_in_nigeria.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Earlier this month an upstart Nigerian terror group said it executed seven hostages it seized in February. Kidnappings, sometimes with barbarous outcomes, have been a tactic of choice for jihadists in north and west Africa since before the French intervened in Mali in January. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260313/nigeria___thank_george_w_bush_for_this_one.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for poultry farmers across the country to boost production in the industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010313/nigeria___thew_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nigerian custom services have taken a zero tolerance stance on smuggled poultry products and have destroyed around 20,000 cartons of illegal poultry products, worth N70 million (€330,000). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311212/nigeria___everyone_corrupt_in_the_poultry_industry_even_the_chickens_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Akwa Ibom government has completed construction of a hatchery capable of producing 540,000-day-old chicks daily, according to Governor Godswill Akpabio. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/041212/nigeria___half_a_million_chickens_per_day_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Selling pork meat in Nsukka, South-East Nigeria has been banned after three people died as a result of eating pork. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011112/nigeria___comtminated_pork_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Eat 'N' Go Restaurant Group, the master franchisee for Domino's Pizza Nigeria, is on a mission to become the premier food operator in Africa by bringing affordable food and drink and social responsibility to every market in which they open stores. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060912/nigeria___domino_pizza_open_up_shop.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to ThisDayLive, the destruction of the items, which are high on the Import Prohibition List (IPL) periodically reviewed by the Federal Ministry of Finance and enforced by the Customs High Command, followed what NCS called a “massive seizure” of over 6,000 cartons of assorted poultry products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260712/nigeria___pultry_smuggling_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria’s Customs Service in a statement has announced the destruction of 6,000 cartons of assorted poultry products with a duty paid value of NGN 25.2 million (€127,500). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190712/nigeria___poultry_smuggling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT In the continual battle against smugglers, the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja Lagos, made a massive seizure and destruction of over 6,000 cartons of assorted poultry products with a duty paid value (DPV) of N25.2 million recently. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180712/nigeria___poultry_smuggling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram is allegedly planning to declare holy war on Southern Nigeria, where most Christians are concentrated, and might use food poisoning tactics to kill as many as possible, according to the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050712/nigeria___another_us_created_monster.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT A total of 200 women, who received training on poultry farming, were graduated from the Kano State Institute of Poultry, Tukui in Makoda Local Government Area of the state. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290612/nigeria___ladies_and_poultry_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to Daily Trust, the NCS Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Bamidele Akande who made these disclosure at a news conference in Abeokuta, said despite the upsurge in smuggling of the poultry products, the Command is still making progress in intercepting them before getting into the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250612/nigeria___poultry_smuggling_in_africas_most_corrupt_nation_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Agricultural Science students at the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, have called on the Nigerian government to stop the smuggling of poultry products into the country, the Nigerian Tribune reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140612/nigeria___poultry_smuggling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Poultry farmers in Nigeria have been called upon to improve the quality of their products during a workshop held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a association with the Poultry Association of Nigeria. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/nigeria___poultry_industry_a_disgrace_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Federal Government has expressed willingness to revive the dilapidated Imo Modern Poultry farm located at Avutu, Obowo local government area of the state. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070512/nigeria___the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Gunmen set off explosives and fired on a cattle market in remote northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing at least 56 people, a nurse who received bodies in the local hospital said on Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040512/nigeria___gunfight_in_cattle_markets_kills__people__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Nigerian Customs Service has warned importers of contraband goods to desist from such act, especially in the Cross River/Akwa Ibom state command, as measures had been put in place to deal with those caught contravening the law. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/nigeria___frozen_poultry_seized_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Regular meetings of the National Council of Agriculture and Rural Development have always been an opportunity for state commissioners in charge of agriculture in the country to meet yearly. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020412/nigeria___beef_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria is rethinking agriculture. The sector is thus undergoing a robust transformation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230212/nigeria___boost_to_beef_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Edward Ogon, yesterday said that there is a report that contaminated chicken and turkey have flooded the state. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230212/nigeria___contmainated_poultry.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Arbor Acres Nigerian GP distributor, CHI Limited, recently held a second seminar in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria. Attended by over 100 delegates representing CHI’s PS customers, the one-day seminar focused on critical areas of PS and hatchery management. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170112/nigeria___arbor_acres_chi_nigeria_seminar.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five people are completely without power. According to the UN, over 600 million Africans currently do not have access to electric power. A depressing 70 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population is living without access to clean and safe energy for their basic needs such as cooking, lighting and heating, making energy poverty among the most urgent issues facing Africa. Worldwide, more than 1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and 1 billion more only have intermittent access. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050112/nigeria___investment_in_african_renewable_energy_reaches__billion_in_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT There is a scarcity of chicken to meet the demand of consumers in most fast food restaurants across Nigeria, the chief executive of Food Concept Group, owner of Chicken Republic, Deji Akinyanju has said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/291111/nigeria___chicken_shortage_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The exhibition at Bishop's Court Abeokuta, Ogun State, will take place on 1-2 November. The show will help to establish close links between poultry farmers, input suppliers and all stakeholders. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111111/nigeria___talking_poultry_exhibition.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT In a village outside this Bauchi state town in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, what was once a Christian community has vanished. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050711/nigeria___religion_and_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT As Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Kano State governor and presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the April elections prepares to leave office, Kola Oyelere writes on his achievements in the last eight years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030611/nigeria___change_of_the_guard_at_government_house.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT A Nigerian firm Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) with Heirs Holdings Limited (HH) and Mtanga Farms inked a deal on Saturday under which they will invest in the 2,200 ha farm to establish a seed potato industry in Iringa Region. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270411/nigeria___farm_investment_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Last month, the Food and Agricultural Organisation, an agency of the United Nations, raised alarm that Nigeria, Morocco and Bangladesh face imminent food crisis. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140411/nigeria___talks_of_a_food_crisis.aspx allafrica.com Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria has been cautioned on over-dependence on oil, according to The Nation of Nigeria. At a two-day workshop organised by the French Embassy in Nigeria in collaboration Sokoto poultry farmers, policy-makers were told that unless the economy was diversified from crude oil to agriculture, the country is in grave danger of starvation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080411/nigeria___improving_farming_is_vital_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Nigerian government (GON) has inaugurated the National Food Safety Management Committee, responsible for food safety and quality control measures from farm to table. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050411/nigeria___meat_inspection.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Up to an additional seven African nations are expected to start with the commercial production of genetically modified (GM) crops by 2015. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060411/nigeria___gm_crops.aspx allafrica.com Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT No fewer than 82,689 farmers benefitted from agricultural input loans under the Zamfara Comprehensive Agricultural Revolution Programme (ZACARP) between 2008 and 2010. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040411/nigeria___loand_for_farmers_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Crop and livestock farming are the main stay of Borno State’s economy. Cash crops that can be found in the state include groundnut, cotton, gum arabic, oilseeds and sugarcane. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250211/nigeria___farming_problems_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture is the most important sector in Ekiti State. It is the vehicle for pursuing development. Blessed with large hectares of good quality arable land sustained by rain-fed irrigation, Ekiti is a farmers destination with areas suitable for the cultivation of a large variety of fruits and vegetables.Major cash and food crops of the state include mangoes, bananas, avocadoes, guava, cashews, oil palm, coconuts, onions, lettuce, mushrooms, peas, cowpeas, soya beans, cassava, kolanut, cocoa, maize and cocoyam. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140111/nigeria___the_meat_and_farming_business.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT The products which consists of frozen turkey and chicken were intercepted at Ogun state axis, reports Vanguard. According to the commands area controller, Emmanuel Kane, the produce was monitored and intercepted. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101210/nigeria___another_poultry_scandal_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT The ban on the importation of frozen chicken into Nigeria has created a minimum of 20 thousand jobs in the poultry and related industries. The statement was made by the National Vice Chairman, South West of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Dr Ayo Oduntan, accoridng to All Africa, citing a report in Daily Independent. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011210/nigeria___the_poultry_industry.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria poultry industry might go under as the industry is being threatened by smuggled chickens from neighbouring countries, reports Vanguard. Just as the cost of grains have been attributed to the rising cost of poultry products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/251110/nigeria___problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Nigerian Branch of the WPSA will hold the first African International Poultry Summit (AIPS) with the theme of 'Climate Change: Implications for poultry Production in Africa'. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111010/nigeria___the_poultry_industry_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Urban agric-ulture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in, or around (peri-urban), a village, town or city. Urban agriculture in addition can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agro-forestry and horticulture. These activities also occur in peri-urban areas as well. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220910/nigeria___urban_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT We forecast positive consumption growth across all agricultural sectors in the five years to 2014; growth in the consumption of pork, poultry, milk and sugar will benefit from rising living standards and by an expanding population. Strong production growth is also anticipated for most agricultural sectors, but especially for corn, sorghum, cocoa and sugar (see below). Insufficient investment continues to be one of the biggest problems in what is a high-potential agricultural industry. The Nigerian government has expressed a commitment to further agricultural development in the quest for improved food security and economic diversification. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160910/nigeria___farming_report_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said in Abuja that abattoirs and poultry farms operators in the country were not adhering to standards. Dr John Akanya, the Director General of the organisation, said that the development had adversely affected the country's economy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070910/nigeria___dirties_abattoirs_outside_russia_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received follow-up report no. 2 on Wednesday, 25 August. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070910/nigeria___fmd_confirmed_.aspx oie.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said in Abuja that abattoirs and poultry farms operators in the country were not adhering to standards. Dr John Akanya, the Director General of the organisation, said that the development had adversely affected the country's economy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060910/nigeria___the_worse_abattoirs_outside_russia_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A farmer was killed and two others are unaccounted for after around 200 people raided a Christian village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, burning and looting, the military said Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140710/nigeria___farmer_killed__and_cattle_stolen_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations agriculture agency is implementing nine projects worth nearly $18 million in Niger in support of farmers and pastoralists who are facing an alarming food crisis as a result of the prolonged drought in the Sahel region of West Africa. The projects, to be implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the Government and civil society groups, focus on the immediate purchase and distribution of 14,000 tons of animal feed, 3,000 tons of cereal seeds, and 1,500 tons of fertilizer for use during the current planting season. An estimated 2.8 million people will benefit. According to FAO's Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS), the food situation in parts of the Sahel is of grave concern, with more than 10 million people at risk of hunger. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300610/nigeria___help_for_farmers.aspx allafrica.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT In a bid to make agriculture attractive in Northern Nigeria, the Gombe State Government has intensified its 'catch them young' policy as no fewer than 30 young women have been trained in its new agricultural training school. The training is in collaboration with Leventis Foundation of Nigeria. The school which was established three years ago has graduated 198 students including males. Some of the courses offered include: Fisheries, poultry and Bee farming. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290610/nigeria___women_in_farming.aspx allafrica.com Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Some indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have embraced government assisted farming schemes as a means of survival and also to boost their income. Daily Trust investigations show that there are currently close to 100 beneficiaries of the FCT office of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) currently undergoing training in its annual agricultural empowerment programme holding at its farm in Dutsen Alhaji. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170610/nigeria___farm_assistance_schemes_.aspx allafrica.com Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Segun Oni, the governor of Ekiti State, on Sunday donated N1.5 million to some farmers who engaged in FADAMA farming at the Hausa settlement along Ado-IjesaIsu road, Ado-Ekiti. Thirty farmers received the sum of N50, 000 each. Mr. Oni, who was impressed by their farming methods, said the donation was to help them boost production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070610/nigeria___money_for_farmers_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT