Nigeria Agriculture News

Democracy Day: Buhari assures farmers availability, affordability of fertilizers

As Nigeria and Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day on June 12, 2020, and 21...

Nigeria’s revenue from cocoa, sesame seeds export increases – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s revenue from cocoa and sesame seeds has increased...

NCAN Seeks Ministry’s Assistance In Processing, Value-Addition

Cashew farmers in the coun­try, under the aegis of National Cashew Association of...

Agro Commodity Exporters Lament Effect Of Pandemic On Businesses

LAGOS – As the effect of the lock­down occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic...

COVID-19: FMDQ, CBI, FSD Africa Seek Alternative Financing For Agribusiness

Stakeholders in the financial sector have called for creation of financing solution through...

LIC lost out on Afimilk courtesy of Covid-19. But it’s still hunting for tech deals

One of Covid-19’s biggest casualties in the agrifoodtech dealmaking arena so far is...

Seeking to save olive oil’s virginity or sleuth for horse meat, Europe’s Hyris and SwissDeCode gain funding

Anyone out there planning a gripping documentary on food fraud would do well...

Global food markets face uncertainties in 2020, 2021 — FAO

Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty due to COVID-19, but...

Soil scientist named 2020 world food prize laureate

A soil scientist, Rattan Lal, was on Thursday named the 2020 recipient of...

Seedlinked scores $500k seed round to weed the antiquity out of specialty seeds

For a specialty crop grower, selecting the next season’s seeds is a big...

gener8tor’s OnRamp Ag event goes virtual so startups can pitch 1-to-1 with leading ag investors & corps

Gaby Novakovic is the lead organizer of the OnRamp Agriculture Conference that’s set...

Exelon invests in reducing indoor ag energy needs and costs with GrowFlux

A welcome impact from the Covid-19 pandemic has been clearer skies and returning...

Edo 2020: Farmers endorse Obaseki’s re-election bid

The Edo State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has endorsed...

Ban on food imports: AATF urges farmers to cultivate PBR cowpea 

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has urged cowpea farmers in Nigeria to...

Tongcheng Life closes $200m Series C round co-led by livestreaming app

Tongcheng Life, an online portal that facilitates group-buying of fresh produce, has raised...

AfDB enlists Ogun as special agriculture processing zone

The African Development Bank (AfDB), has enlisted Ogun State as a special agricultural processing...

Kano herders lament as disease outbreak kills many cows

An outbreak of cattle disease called Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) has occurred in...

Poor financing, insecurity mar agric in Buhari’s tenure

Palm oil processing plant• Farmers commend border closure, CBN interventions Agriculture, health, education and...

Why wheat production is under constant threat- Farmers

 The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria has painted a devastating picture of how...

Reasons you should give goat farming a trial

Goat farming is an untapped gold mine, which many households can feed on.It...