Nigeria Agriculture News

How Agricultural Biotechnology Can Help Avert Looming Food Crisis

LAGOS  – Underlying causes of food insufficiency in Nigeria and other countries of...

Beans Farming Agribusiness

Food is a necessity because it is necessary for the growth and maintenance...

Agric ministry give reasons for seizing of donkey skin in Nigeria

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services, an arm of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture,...

Entrenching cassava mechanisation initiatives for higher yield

Fully mechanised cassava farm operations Nigeria is rated the largest producer of cassava in...

COVID-19: Fish farmers express hope over new frontier in Wuye market

Fish farmers under the auspices of the Fisheries Cooperation Federation of Nigeria, FCFN,...

Small-farm tech reduces deforestation, climate change

Research reports have indicated small-scale farming utilizing good agricultural practices in Zambia with...

Farmers’ guide: Research shows best time to harvest yam

Over the years, yam farmers have not been able to accurately determine the...

‘Reasons farmers should go into production, consumption of rabbit’

Dr Yemi Popoola, a livestock scientist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and...

Osun state empowers 30 cocoa farmers with N5m loan

About 30 cocoa farmers on Wednesday benefited from the loan facilities provided by...

ActionAid ‘concerned’ over incessant corruption allegations in Nigerian govt agencies

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), an international not-for-profit outfit, has expressed concerns over the spate...

Africa’s Coffee Farmers Losing Billions to Exploitation Annually – Report

Millions of coffee farmers across Africa are facing economic devastation as coffee prices...

COVID-19: FG has been quiet over compensation to smallholder farmers – Oxfam

The Federal Government has been accused of keeping mute overcompensation to smallholder farmers who...

‘Nigeria, 26 others head for food crises’

A new analysis by the United Nation’s (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and...

… Agronomist alerts Nigerians to looming hunger, advocates actions

An agronomist has warned the government to prepare against impending food scarcity and...

Kebbi sets up committee on distribution of fertiliser, seeds

Fertiliser• Borno distributes 6,000 bags The Kebbi State government has inaugurated a committee for...

Cassava project appoints Paul Ilona new chair

Paul Ilona, Country Manager of HarvestPlus-Nigeria, has been selected as the Chair of...

Stakeholders raise health, safety concerns over online meat sales

meatAs more Nigerians are getting conscious of their health, security and safety during this...

Abia maize farmers get inputs from CBN

Following the approval of loans to selected maize farmers in Abia State, the Central...

Church, Ondo government train 1,000 youths on tomato production

To mitigate the effect of coronavirus pandemic on the Ondo State economy, 1,000...

Kwara woos agric investors with more palliatives

Kwara State Government has canvassed for more investors into the state, especially those...