Nigeria Agriculture News

Border closure leaves rice-loving Nigerians steaming

The days of heaping 50kg sacks of rice across the saddle of their motorbike...

Updated: N100bn livestock budget won’t include foreign pastoralists, NEC

The National Economic Council, NEC, yesterday approved N100 billion for National Livestock Transformation Programme,...

Patani Local Government flags off Agricultural revolution, establishes IDP camp for flood victims

The Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Julius Egbedi yesterday flagged off the Patani...

CBN committed N30bn to boost oil-palm production — Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has committed about N30 billion to...

2,000 Farmers benefit from agriculture project in Edo

Edo Government says no fewer than 2, 000 farmers are benefiting from over 10,600...

Norwegian salmon fish ranked most proteinous in the world

NORWEGIAN Salmon fish has ranked as the most proteinous fish amongst other specie of...

Delta Govt warns Palm, Rubber plantation owners against withholding staff wages

Delta state government has warned rubber and palm plantation owners against withholding wages of...

This farmer used an age-old technique to save his soil and now his farm is prospering

Our soil is under threat. It's estimated that we've got just 60 years of topsoil...

South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the...

Dangote tomato processing factory shut down again

The Dangote tomato processing factory located in Kano is said to be idle at...

‘Pesticides affecting farmers’ produce

A consultant to the World Bank, Prof. Abel Ogunwale, has urged government to take...

CBN supports cultivation of 2,000 hectares out-grower farms in Borno

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sunday, said it had supported the cultivation...

Food crisis, inevitable in Nigeria –Experts

Experts in the agriculture sector have warned that Nigeria may be hit by food...

U.S.-Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (USATIGS-2019): Meet Florence Torson-Hart

Florence Torson-Hart: President, US-Ghana Chamber of Commerce Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Florence Torson-Hart is the current...

FG seeks increase in livestock production

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, has said that livestock production...

As Stakeholders Move To Reposition Agriculture As Mainstay Of Nigeria’s Economy

Agriculture which was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before the discovery of crude oil,...

With Customs’ reputation for aiding rice smuggling, how logical is border closure?

When rice is smuggled into Nigeria, it is not all brought in bits that...

Professor Oyebiodun Grace Longe Makes History As The First Female Nigerian Emeritus Professor In Agriculture

The Senate of Nigeria’s premier and foremost university (University of Ibadan) has ratified the...

Accra AGRF secures US$728.6 million for African agricultural transformation

The just-ended Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), held in Accra, Ghana has secured investment...

Kano’s $95m agro project begins December

The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, will be formally unveiled by December. The Manager, Agriculture...