Nigeria Agriculture News

A quick look into turkey farming

ADVERTISEMENT Turkey is a common poultry bird in Nigeria usually farmed at homes. A renowned turkey...

‘Food security is impossible without viable seeds, adequate funding’ |

Philips OjoDr. Philips Ojo is the Director- General of the National Agricultural Seeds Council...

U.S. beef gains new market access in Morocco

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that...

Taking steps to prevent bird flu outbreak on poultry farms

The dry season is here again. Outbreaks of avian influenza, popularly called bird flu,...

With N85, 000 you can start grasscutter farm

Mr. Jacob Temitope Ogunleye is an animal scientist based in Suleja, Niger State, breeding...

NCAM seeks women empowerment in agribusiness

The Executive Director of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Dr Yomi Kasali,...

Harvest tonnages continue to exceed projections in Western Australia

WINTER crop harvest yields continue to rise above expectations in Western Australia where total...

Online platform to bridge in livestock marketing gap |

An online platform called Livestock247 has said its goals are to bridge the gap...

Niger state is largest rice producer — RIFAN chairman

The chairman Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Niger state chapter, Alhaji Mahmood El-Mahdiys...

Indonesia’s wheat flour imports declined by 40%

Indonesia’s wheat flour imports declined by 40% in 2017-18 to 50,000 tonnes of wheat...

Indonesia top importer as wheat sales remain brisk

It was a record breaking October for grain movement and export. October exports of...

Egypt preferred wheat from Ukraine and Russia in a tender

On December 6, Egypt purchased 350 KMT of milling wheat from Ukraine & Russia...

Soybean Rally Gives U.S. Farmers Pause on Possible Shift to Corn

A soybean rally fueled by signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions has added a...

Brazil Heads Toward Early Soybean Harvest

Soybean planting in Brazil is 89% complete, according to Curitiba consultancy AgRural. That’s well...

Actava Trading – General Sponsor of the 16th International Conference “Black Sea Grain”

UkrAgroConsult continues preparation for the 16th International Conference ‘Black Sea Grain-2019’ and is glad...

Gov. Bagudu reiterates commitment to promote fish farming

GOVERNOR  Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has reiterated the state government’s commitment to promoting...

India’s 2019 wheat output could fall from record on scanty rains

India’s wheat production could fall in 2019 from record output this year as lower...

Niger govt to spend N13bn on Bobi grazing reserve

NIGER State government has said that its comprehensive development plan to bring Bobi grazing...

As CBN sends strong signal to economic saboteurs

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, while delivering the...