‘We still irrigate with buckets in Kebbi’
The farmers said that they used items like buckets, tins and jerry cans to water plants, adding that the situation was undermining their farming activ
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Vietnam experts train Kogi rice farmers
Professor Xuan said his coming to African was to help the farmers in rice production by training them on new farming system for better yield.He said t
Agric extension workers get 800 motorcycles
“To kick start the Agricultural Extension Mobility Service, we are today distributing 800 motorcycles in the first instance, to all the Agricultural D
‘Nigeria needs 746,666 tractors’
The Minister for Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the country needs a minimum of 746,666 units of tractors to sufficiently mechan
How drought tolerant maize variety enhances production
Climate-smart crops or drought tolerant (DT) crop varieties will come in handy in the country’s bid to achieve food sufficiency. Drought tolerant maiz