Nigeria Agriculture News

Why farmers’ cooperative societies fail

As required of any undergraduate in the final leg of his academic sojourn,...

Tomato: Kano explores new techniques to address post-harvest loss

The Kano State Government has revealed that it will continue to device new...

FCT rural famers trained on plantain, banana production

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat has organised a...

Edo farmer-herders clashes: Stakeholders want legal backing for vigilante groups, others

Community leaders, farmers’ groups and other stakeholders in Edo State are weighing the...

NIRSAL, Microsoft sign MoU to boost farm productivity

The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture, NIRSAL, and Microsoft have signed...

FarmAgric Foundation In Collaboration With Skye Opens Registration For Farmers Business School Training In Abuja

The programme Skills Development for Youth Employment - SKYE funded by the German Federal...

How Lagos will drive e-Agriculture, Digital Marketing – LASG

Lagos State Government has said that it is building modern agriprenuers who would...

Conflict resolution crucial for food security, poverty alleviation, say experts

Professionals have explained that food insecurity is aggravated by conflicts, crimes, terrorism and religious...

‘Poor varieties of seeds affecting tomato production’

Poor planting materials have been identified as a factor retarding production, higher yield and...

‘Enzymes in poultry feeds prevent environmental pollution, boost growth’

Animal scientists have found that that pretreatment of feed with commercial enzymes is effective...

Council expresses readiness for quality seeds, seedlings

Following the forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) that there would be...

Why Nigerian farmers should cultivate Hass Avocado — Expert

Amb. Sola Adeniyi, Chief Executive Officer, Avocado Society of Nigeria, on Monday enjoined...

AFN introduces… Intello Labs, the computer visionaries of food quality control

For most shoppers, it is easy to spot the squelchy, sad-looking tomatoes marooned...

Why We Invested in MycoWorks

MycoWorks, which produces a lab-grown leather from mycelium (the root structure of mushroom)...

NAIC subsidises insurance cover for farmers by 50 per cent

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has offered Nigerian farmers a 50 per...

Growing cannabis legally in the UK is hard, but far from impossible

Editor’s Note: George McBride is the co-founder and CEO of Hanway Associates, a...

Dangote Fertiliser begins pre-testing of $2bn plant ahead of inauguration

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun the countdown to the inauguration of its $2...

How Lugu dam collapse crushed rice, onion production

A decade after, farmers are lamenting the collapse of the Lugu dam and...

52 ministers failed to achieve agric revolution in 54 years

Between 1966 and 2020, Nigeria has had 52 ministers of agriculture. But 54...