Solidaridad Nigeria, a an NGO on Wednesday in Abuja appealed to various state governments to leverage on potential in oil palm to grow their economies. Mr...
The Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), on Wednesday, called for sustainable policies and laws that would check adulteration of palm oil in the country....
Ekiti State will not lose focus on its determination to export banana for economic advancement, its Commissioner for Trade, Investment and Industries, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, said...
The Federal Government has urged farmers to embrace the use of a modified Mobile App developed to detect Fall Armyworms ravaging Maize farms and other crops...
The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from a...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) have partnered to develop a sustainable cassava seed system in the state....
Cultivation of millet and sorghum are in sharp decline in Nigeria, the Executive Director, National Agricultural Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS), Prof. Emmanuel Ikani, said on...
The Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan has described pineapple as an economic crop with huge potential for foreign exchange earnings...
Notwithstanding the commencement of the harvest season, prices of foodstuffs have gone up about 40 to 60 per cent in Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna states, a...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and two other organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build and promote cassava seed system in...
Bauchi State is to benefit from the World Bank N95 billion Livestock Production and Resilience Support Project. A statement by the State Communication Officer of the...
A Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce outright ban on use of...
The Nigeria Young Farmers Network (NYFN) has urged government to effectively engage critical stakeholders in the implementation of the National Young Farmers Scheme recently inaugurated by...
The Kano State Government plans to build 500 modern houses in Kiru Local government Area as a Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlement for cattle herders. The...
p> Prices of some major foodstuffs have gone up by 100 per cent in South – West markets, with stakeholders expressing concern over the relentless increment,...
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure that quality fertilisers were provided to farmers to boost crop production and food nutrition in the country....
The price of palm oil has further increased in major markets across Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A market survey conducted by NAN...
The Niger State Government has said that it was collaborating with a private farm, Maizube Farms in Bosso Local Government Area to develop its livestock sector...
The Ogun Government says it will harness the Integrated Surveillance Response, as well as engaging in continuous education of farmers on preventive measures for the Rabbit...
The National Association of Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers, has called on the Federal Government to upgrade Obada International Yam Market in Kishi, Oyo Sate, to...