Agriculture

Farmers in Niger produce more crops due to weather forecast By Matthew Eloyi All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Niger State has disclosed that farmers in the state were producing more crops due to the weather predictions by…

FCTA reveals plans to make Agriculture attractive to investors, populace By Matthew Eloyi The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that it is implementing programmes aimed at making Agriculture attractive to…

FG records N817.35 billion trade in agricultural goods in Q2 2021 By Matthew Eloyi The Federal Government recorded N817.35 billion trade in Agricultural goods in the second quarter of 2021. A document titled "Foreign Trade Statistics -…

Afe Babalola attributes hunger, poverty to neglect of agriculture By Matthew Eloyi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, has attributed hunger and poverty in Nigeria to the…

Kebbi Gov't allocates 25 tractors to cassava farmers By Matthew Eloyi Kebbi State Government has allocated 25 tractors to farmers under the umbrella of the Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria to enable them to expand crop production in…

Salamatu Garba wins Women Agriprenuer Award By Matthew Eloyi The Founder and Executive Director of the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Hajia Salamatu Garba, has emerged as the winner of Value4her Women Agriprenuer of the Year…

Agric minister urges citizens to patronize Nigerian farmers By Matthew Eloyi The new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to buy Nigerian produce to support farmers while committing to…

Food security: Buhari directs NALDA to establish 108 integrated farms nationwide President Muhammadu Buhari has directed National Land Development Authority (NALDA) to establish integrated farm estates in all the senatorial districts to…

Prof. Ikibe: Music can help plants grow well By Eloyi Matthew Prof. Solomon Ikibe of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, on Friday said that music could influence plants to grow well. Ikibe made the assertion in…

Stakeholders urge FG, State, LG to commit 10 percent to Agric Sector By Eloyi Matthew Stakeholders have called on the three tiers of government to commit 10 per cent of their annual budget to the agriculture sector to meet the 10…