Agriculture

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

‘Millet remains our staple food’

As a major millet farmer, don’t you think millet production is fading away?That is a good observation. But let me assure you that millet will forever

IITA commended for revamping weed science research

The researchers, who are members of the Steering Committee of the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project, pointed out that unless the problem of weed in

‘Kano farmers benefited from FG’s agric loan’

The first was the N1 billion Central Bank of Nigerian’s loan under the commercial agriculture development project of the apex bank.The second fold of

‘FG’s policy on rice production unrealistic’

Do you know if farmers in Sokoto State have been accessing agricultural loan under any federal government arrangement?We are not aware of any arrangem

‘We expect 7 rice mills to be set up in Kebbi’

Can you estimate the quantity of rice produced in Kebbi State in a season?This year’s rain fed farming season, we got about 700,000 tonnes of rice thr