Nigeria Agriculture News

1,820 farmers benefit from CBN programme in Kebbi

No fewer than 1,820 farmers benefit from the Khadimya for Justice and Development...

Edo government approves 50 hectares for oil palm production

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved 50 hectares of farmland for three...

Sterling Bank holds agric summit

Sterling Bank Plc has disclosed that this year’s Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) will...

Importing Thyme Into Nigeria Yearly Costs About $50million -Olunowo

Why are you in agribusiness?  We run an out-grower scheme where we act as an...

NVMA, Vetsark Partner To Reduce Losses To Animal Disease Outbreak

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has partnered with Vetsark Limited, a veterinary technology...

Rivers: 34 years after, Songhai Farm returns to life   

As Community, Stakeholders Seek Consistent Policy To Sustain Project After 34 years of abandonment, redundancy, and perceived reckless...

Mid–crop harvest: What cocoa farmers are saying

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

Getting The Correct Postemergence Herbicides For Cassava Farmers In Nigeria, By Experts

Weeding in cassava is a tortuous and a back-breaking exercise that limits the ability...

Why I abandoned Delta oil commission, Fish farmer tells Otuaro

A former staff of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, now...

COVID-19: Nigerian govt releases 5000 MT of maize for poultry farming

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 5,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of...

Global food prices rise in August for third consecutive month – FAO

Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, influenced by...

Biotechnology, Powerful Tool With Potentials To Address Disease Outbreaks, Hunger, Malnutrition, Pest’s, Drought —Prof Alex Akpa

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE, Ag. DIRECTOR-GENERAL/CEO, NATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NABDA), PROFESSOR ALEX AKPA...

Top Seeds International Appoints New Country Manager For Mexico

Vicente Zamudio Guzman takes up new role in early September. Top Seeds International is...

Farmers Count Gains Of Border Closure One Year After

LAGOS  – It is one year now that the administration of President Muhammadu...

Investing In Goat Farming Business

 Millionaires are made every year through farming in Nigeria, and there is simply...

Buhari approves 5,000mts of maize to support poultry industry

Following hardship faced by poultry farmers, President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, approved the release...

IITA Scientists Identify Post-Emergence Herbicides For Cassava Weed Control

The Principal Investigator on Weed Control Measures in IITA, Prof. Friday Ekeleme made...

As food shortage looms, Nigeria approves emergency importation of maize

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval to four agro-processing companies...

Nigerian Navy arrests eight suspected rice smugglers

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory has arrested a 16-year-old and seven other...