Nigeria Agriculture News

Report faults funding for agricultural research in Africa

A new report by Biovision, IPES-Food and the UK-based Institute of Development Studies...

Foreign herdsmen: No law stopping cross-border movements ― FG

Despite the menace posed by foreign herdsmen, the Federal Government has said that...

Adoption remains one of the biggest hurdles for agtech innovators. These 2 startups want to change that.

There are many different technologies being offered to farmers to tackle everything from...

Ekiti State attracts $50 million Agriculture investments

The Ekiti State Government’s drive to attract investment to the State has started...

Now that cannabis is essential, it’s time to roll out the tech

Editor’s Note: Kevin McKernan is founder and chief science officer of Medicinal Genomics, a...

Clean Crop Technologies raises $3 million to curb post-harvest food waste

Toxins, molds and pathogens are responsible for 500 million tons of food spoilage,...

COVID19: Work in shifts, researchers advise yam seed producers, farmers

In order to secure food sufficiency in the next coming season due to...

Ganduje’s call on Buhari to end free movement of herdsmen very sensible ― SMBLF

Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) on Tuesday identified with the call made...

Ohanaeze youths give killer-herdsmen 2 wks to quit forests in Igboland

Ohanaeze youths have given two weeks notice to all killer herdsmen in Igboland...

Osinbajo commissions 200,000-capacity yam facility

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday opened a 200,000 capacity yam facility at the...

Anchor Borrowers Programme: CBN to fund 1.6 million farmers for 2020 farming season

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tuesday, said it would fund 1.6 million...

Andes Ag is integrating seeds with beneficial microbes to combat inherent delivery challenges for biologics

Microbial crop inputs are gaining interest. From seed coatings to soil amendments, there...

Reps ask Buhari to halt illegal influx of herdsmen from other African countries

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to put a halt...

Why it’s time to distinguish farm tech from the messy supply chain

Editor’s Note: Seana Day is a Partner at Better Food Ventures and The Mixing Bowl, with 15 years of...

Grab eyes Southeast Asia’s rural economy for post-pandemic growth

Southeast Asian order-anything app Grab has launched a raft of initiatives aimed at...

Arieli Capital hopes for desert agri-miracles with funds for a new innovation center

The homepage of the American-Israeli investment firm Arieli Capital offers a quote from...

Reduction in MPR still not good for agriculture —Stakeholders

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recently announced a 1 per cent reduction in...

Bauchi govt, OCP Africa train 5,000 farmers in modern farming techniques

RENOWN world producer of fertliser, OCP Africa as part of its contribution to cushion...

Climate Change: Oxfam task FG, others on concrete actions

The Oxfam in Nigeria has said that the government is not doing enough...

Temasek leads $46m Series B for Ascus Bio’s microbe-based animal feed additives

The US animal health market generates around $10 billion in sales each year,...