5G made waves at CES but has long road to relevance on-farm

Editor’s Note: Vonnie Estes is VP of Technology at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and...

PAN, professionals warn farmers, millers to prevent bird flu

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), animal scientists and veterinary professionals have called...

‘Stable power will reduce food prices, foster agro-industrial growth’

The national president of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim...

Paradigm shift in farming as investors shoot for more investments

Individuals, associations and organisations have been called upon to own farms where everything...

Guinean government seeks support of Nigeria in rice production

The Federal Government has received a request from the government of Guninea-Bissau seeking...

Lending to farmers under ACGS falls by 8% to N3.7bn

Banks’ lending to farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Agricultural Credit...

Four suspected Fulani herdsmen found dead in Nsukka communities

Palpable tension mounts at the university community of Nsukka, Enugu state over the...

Border closure: ‘We seized over 10,000 bags of rice, vehicles, drugs, intercepted migrants’

The Nigeria Customs Service Coordinator, of Joint Border Operations Drill, for North Central,...

NBMA intensifies effort on national biosecurity response strategy

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) said it is putting together a national...

Betamark commences training for agripreneurs, others to access CBN loan

To develop agricultural value chain and ensure sustainable agricultural practices, Betamark Production Company...

Off-takers buy over 60,000 Edo agripreneur birds

Off-takers, mostly processors of poultry products, in 
Edo State are working to deliver...

Stakeholders set agenda for FG on agric

As 2020 progresses, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have begun to sensitise the...

FG ignores multibillion naira moringa industry – Farmers

The global market for moringa products is expected to hit US$7 billion (about...

Katsina farmers record low wheat production

Unlike in the recent past, irrigation farmers in Funtua, Katsina State, concentrated less...

Benue tomato farmers set for dry season farming

The Tomato Farmers Association of Nigeria (TOFAN) in Benue State is set to...

Setting up toilet tissue and serviettes production plant

­­­A careful look at the 2020 budget presented by the Federal Government will...

Rice, Poultry Farmers, Others Want FG To Sustain Border Closure

Lagos – Stakeholders in the  rice and  poultry industry have called on the...

Why donor agencies shy away from dairy

There are so many donor-funded agricultural projects in Nigeria; some doing similar things...

Why You Need To Farm This Year

I find it expedient this week to discuss something very important – food. We...

Nigerian seeks $1 billion loan to boost mechanised farming – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says the federal government...