With land and water resources, including labour force shrinking amid increasing food demand, mechanisation and modern post-harvesting operations can boost food production. Already, there are moves to ...

THE House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the non-delivery of 2,000 tractors and 100 combine harvesters promised by President Bola Tinubu in 2023 under the Presidential Food ...

Farmers have tasked the government to expedite the process of releasing funds meant for operationalization of the five regional mechanisation centres. The farmers told a team of officials from the ...

A I M3E habit of producing goods whether they are needed or not, of applying power whether it is effective or not, of utilising inventions whether they are useful or not, pervades almost every ...

Agricultural mechanisation is on the rise in Africa, replacing hand hoes and animal traction across the continent. While around 80-90% of all farmers still rely on manual labour or draught animals, ...

Nigeria needs additional 750,000 tractors to meet global farm mechanisation, Dizengoff West Africa Country Manager Antti Ritvonen has said. Ritvonen said at a briefing in Lagos that the level of ...

The federal government yesterday announced its intention to roll out a comprehensive mechanisation plan to enhance the productivity of the agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture and Food ...

Mechanisation has to go hand in hand with the training of farmers especially on the right handling and maintenance of machinery. The fast expansion of cities and towns and the popularity of fast foods ...

The Ministry of Municipality (MoM), represented by the Department of Agricultural Affairs has launched agricultural mechanisation service for farmers, by securing new plows and special equipment in ...

The African mining sector is under pressure to become three times more efficient in minerals processing to ensure its sustainability amid low commodity prices, producing more product at a lower cost ...