Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the presidential election in Kaduna state with a total of 993,445 votes in 14...
The International Found for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has restated commitment towards enhancing more food security and income generation among rural dwellers in Sokoto State. Alhaji Aminu...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said the Federal Government will soon begin cattle ranching in the country to stop cattle...
Sen. Ayogu Eze, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, says it is most incomprehensible how agriculture has been neglected over...
A Farmer, Mr Yusuf Tijani, on Monday lamented the seeming indifference of stakeholders to promoting dry season farming to develop the nation’s economy. Tijani told the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says succour is on the way for farmers negatively impacted by the excessive rains of this year. The president’s Special Adviser on Media...
Discussants at a panel session at Agra Innovate West Africa 2019 have said that ending policy summersaults and finance bottlenecks for smallholder farmers would make agribusiness...
Thousands of farmers are undertaking a protest march in the heart of New Delhi, India, on Friday, demanding the government to fulfill its promise of waiving...
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has called for community policing to assist the council get rid of adulterated and fake seeds in the market. Dr...
An agriculture company, Dizengoff Nigeria says knowledge is key to driving the agricultural sector in the country. Mr Dare Ayoola, the company’s Territorial Sales Manager, South...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to supporting livestock production in the country. Dr Mudashiru Olaitan, Director, Development Finance Department of CBN,...
No fewer than 2,700 applicants in Enugu State have received training on fish farming, powered by National Fish Association of Nigeria, South East zone. The National...
The Jigawa Government has directed all cattle breeders in the state to take their cows suffering from foot and mouth disease to the nearest veterinary clinics,...
Empowering, Novel, Agri-Business Led, Employment, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (ENABLE TAAT) has recently developed Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) species to tackle malnutrition and reduce...
Mrs Bose Idowu, an agriprenuer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has assured farmers and citizens that producing, preserving beans can be natural...
A cross-section of livestock farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has appealed to the Federal Government and commercial banks to provide them with soft loan...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday restated commitment of the Zero Hunger Strategic Initiative to end hunger and achieve food security by year 2030. The former...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has advised beneficiaries in Anambra to reinvest their profits to sustain rice and cassava...
The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has applauded the Federal Government’s total ban on the importation of all blends of Nitrogen Phosphorous and...
The Federal Government has approved N60 billion in support of its rice subsidy programme aimed at bringing down the price of the commodity across the country....
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) on Friday expressed optimism that the country would sustain the programme when it terminates...
The Programme Coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Mr Azubike Nwokoye, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to strengthen agricultural extension services in the country. Nwokoye told...
Enugu onions dealers on Saturday attributed the high cost and scarcity of onions in the market to poor harvest caused by climatic change, News Agency of...
Sesame seeds farmers in Yobe are celebrating bumper harvests as the price of the commodity shoots up to N32,000 per bag in the market. Some farmers...
A farmer, Mrs Victoria Bolujoko, has challenged local farmers to cultivate more of Vitamin A cassava because of its numerous health benefits. Bolujoko, a member of...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking the support of the Ondo State Government to combat Fall Armyworm, to increase agricultural produce in the state....
The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, (NIAS) on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would not condone any attempt by animals feeds companies to compromise production...
An agricultural economist, Mr Jinadu Balogun, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to use public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements to boost agricultural production in efforts to attain...
Alhaji Salisu Garba-Kubayo, Chairman, Kirikasamma Local Government Council in Jigawa on Monday said the state government had donated bags of seeds and fertilizer to 4,682 farmers...
The World Food Programme (WFP) is ready to support Federal, States and Local Governments to manage and achieve food security and nutrition in the country. The...
The Food Basket Farmers’ Cooperative Society, Ogijo-Ikorodu Chapter, on Thursday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to support farmers with interest-free loans to boost agricultural...
The Gombe state Agricultural Development Programme (GSADP) has advised farmers to burn straws after harvest to avoid worst pest disease next cropping season. Mr Maina Binus,...
The people of Sambalisa Village of Birnin Kudu Local Government in Jigawa say they are in dire need of roads in the area for easy transportation...
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called on African countries to put in place the right policies, strategies and appropriate institutional mechanisms to boost rice production...
NIGERIA NEWS reports that the Nigerian Army has pledged to guarantee the safety of farmers in Borno, to enhance the production of paddy rice and other food...
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in Benue, Rev. Frederick Ikyaan has promised to transform the state in four years, if elected into...
The Enugu State Government has started the distribution of 30,000 cashew seedlings to farmers so as to enhance cashew production in the state and boost its...
Mr Johnson Chukwu, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to sustain peace in agrarian states to boost the contribution of agriculture to the nation’s Gross Domestic...
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its First Improved Indigenous Chicken Breed after 24 years of research...
A farmer in Gombe, Usman Umar-Yari, has advised civil servants in the state to invest in agriculture ahead of their retirement. Umar-Yari, a traditional title holder...