Agriculture

NALDA commences 100-hectare dry season farming in Jigawa

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat farming in the country in Jigawa State to…

3 years ago

Farmnow fine-tunes projections, harps on food security, job creation

As the agribusiness environment in Nigeria faces insecurity and COVID-19 challenges amid rising food inflation, Farmnow, an agro-tech company with…

3 years ago

Quality Seeds Foundation to Increase crop yield ― Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has said that quality seeds is the foundation of crop…

3 years ago

Climate change: AGRA assisting farmers with early maturing seeds ― Country Director

The Country Director of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr Kehinde Makinde, has said that farmers in Nigeria…

3 years ago

NACGRAB, CropTrust move to boost use, management of germplasm collections for crops production

THE National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), in collaboration with Global Crop Diversity Trust, have begun move to…

3 years ago

Ondo women smallholder farmers demand implementation of gender policy in agricultural sector

AS part of measures to ensure equal access and gender-sensitive approaches to food production in the country, the Small Scale…

3 years ago

Benin Republic to partner Labana Farm on rice cultivation

THE government of Republic of Benin has indicated willingness to partner with the Labana Rice Farm to cultivate about 30,000…

3 years ago

IITA’s BASICS model offers new opportunity for Africa to ramp up yields

A new seed system model developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the Project—Building an Economically Sustainable…

3 years ago

How climate change affects 2021 harvest —Nigerian farmers

FARMERS in the North–Central and Taraba have narrated different experiences from the effects of irregular rainfall patterns on harvest during…

3 years ago

Our researches are now demand-driven, Sharubutu tells Reps committee

Recently, the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Colleges and Research Institutions paid an oversight visit to the Agricultural Research…

3 years ago

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