Farmers laud Edo government reforms in oil palm sector 

Smallholder farmers in Edo State have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for creating...

Different strokes for poultry farmers as yuletide yields boom

It was a case of different strokes for different players in the poultry industry...

Fulani group sues Oyo Govt over anti-grazing law

A Fulani herders group in Oyo State, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of...

Lagos live chicken dealers demand processing hubs, empowerment

Live poultry dealers in the Lagos metropolis have called on the state and local...

Agric varsity explains ways to improve quality of graduates

To enhance quality and employability of its agricultural graduates, Vice Chancellor of the Federal...

1m rice farmers ready for dry season production

…as RIFAN meets CBN, tours producing states…farmers target N650bn incomeNo fewer than one million...

How agric ministry struggled to stay relevant in 2019

…as key FG programmes taken over by other agenciesThe Federal Ministry of Agriculture and...

Benue to partner FTF to boost agribusiness

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has pledged to partner with Feed The Future...

FG initiates targeted, risk-based surveillance on anthrax

The federal government says it will not wait for an outbreak of anthrax in...

Prices of farm produce appreciate in Katsina markets

The prices of some farm produce at Katsina markets appreciated in the Christmas...

Expert attributes food wastage to ineffective use of post-harvest techs

An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has blamed the increasing waste from agricultural produce...

Farmers, processors ask FG to close borders for 10 years

Farmers, processors and agro-allied researchers have called on the Federal Government to keep the...

“GMOs‘ll Come When We Are of Age” – Prof. Malachy Akoroda

Government should invest in agriculture to minimize the degree of food importation and this can be achieved provided there is strategic planning over a long period of time.

Reflections from 2019 ACAI Annual Review & Planning Meeting in Zanzibar archipelago

The 2019 annual review and planning meeting of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)...

Nigeria’s agric agencies failed to account for N350 million – Audit Report

The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services and the Nigeria Institute for Oil...

How plantain can boost food security, farmers’ income

A Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) report says on the average, plantain post-harvest losses...

Dealers give reasons for high prices of foodstuffs

They have complained that demand for Nigerian rice is more than supply, leaving their...

Don explains how human actions threaten food sufficiency

Increasing food security challenges and environmental degradation aggravating poverty and crises in the Third...

Livestock farmers alerted on Charcoal Anthrax Disease

Livestock farmers, owners, butchers, traders, and consumers have been placed on red alert, especially...

At national conference, NBMA tasks FG on safe, modern biotechnology sustenance

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has advised the Federal Government to sustain the...