Nigeria Agriculture News

Maximizing potentials of date palm cultivation

Date Palm Tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a flowering plant species in the palm...

Rice farmers urge Nigerian govt to sustain border closure

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the federal government to sustain...

While Nigeria keeps mum, Dutch govt acts on Premium Times investigation of FrieslandCampina WAMCO

The Netherlands on Friday said the child labour practice, which a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation...

Stakeholders move to boost milk production

Milky Way Partnership (MWP) Nigeria has met with stakeholders to address challenges of milk...

Cassava: ACAI scientists and partners to meet in Zanzibar to review progress

Scientists, experts and scaling partners of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the...

‘Grain contamination can be stopped if extension services are revived’

According to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), maize production in Nigeria is deficient...

Industrial utilisation of crops inevitable for progress in agric, says VC

True progress in agriculture can be actualised if more farm products are industrially processed...

Nigeria will add rice to export commodities in 2 years — Nanono

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says with the phenomenal increase...

Border drill increased annual rice production to 35m Bags – FG

By Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government says the 34 integrated rice mills across the country...

UPDATED: NLTP: Nigerian government turning grazing reserves into ranches

The federal government will soon begin remodelling grazing reserves into ranches in seven states...

Child Labour: After Premium Times’ investigation, FrieslandCampina appoints UK firm for social audit

Multinational dairy company, FrieslandCampina, says it has engaged an international firm, Partner Africa, to...

Irrigation farming threatened over ban on fuel supply to borders

Irrigation activities at border towns may suffer serious setback due to the ban on...

World Soil Day: Soil degradation heightens Nigeria’s food insecurity

Today, Nigeria is joining the rest of the globe to celebrate the World Soil...

Yuletide: AFAN says livestock, poultry farmers will supply enough products

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has assured Nigerians of availability and affordable...

NLTP: Nigerian government turning game reserves into ranches

The federal government will soon begin remodelling grazing reserves into ranches in seven states...

CBN’s intervention in agriculture, manufacturing saved Nigeria N1.3 trillion in import bills – Official

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its interventions in agricultural and manufacturing sectors...

Osun: NSCDC inaugurates Agro-rangers squad

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command has inaugurated a special...

Agriculture: IITA seeks joint efforts on digital tools

Dr. Alfred Dixon, Director for Development and Delivery, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),...

Grazing reserves selected to be remodelled into ranches

The Federal Government has selected grazing reserves to be remodelled into ranches in seven...

INVESTIGATION: How child labour boosts milk production at FrieslandCampina in Nigeria

Six-year-old Yusufa Isah shares a makeshift wooden sleeping platform with Tijani Abubakar, 13, on...