Agriculture

The latest news on all things agriculture, rural news, and information on farming.

Dry season GES support may suffer another delay

The GES – a scheme that allows farmers to access  farm inputs support through their mobile phones directly from the agro dealers – is

‘We had breakthrough in maize breeding’

As a lecturer of agricultural economics, do you own a farm?My job is to teach the students and I’m doing so to the best of my ability. I teach Agricul

Africa’s richest man targets Nigeria’s rice deficit

Nigeria enjoys a perfect rice-growing climate over a vast area yet it is the world’s second biggest importer of the staple, often from countries in it

‘We shall use agric to develop the economy of Sokoto and its people’

You are aspiring to be the governor of Sokoto State whose people are farmers. What agricultural policy do you have for the state?If you look at Sokoto

‘High yielding soybean varieties can curb shortage’

What could be responsible for the acute shortage of soybean in recent times?First of all, we have to look at soybean as a crop, its strategic position