Agriculture

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

Local tomatoes wasting as N11.7bn foreign is imported

Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said recently that Nigeria spends that much money annually on the importation of tomatoes which at the peak

Inadequate fertilizer, loans hamper rice production in Argungu

The farmers lamented that though they have since planted rice for the season, the fear of inadequate supply of fertilizer, lack of access roads to the

Senator registers farmers for free rice seeds

Senator representing the area, Professor Ben Ayade said he wants to distribute the seeds so that he can through that, boost the status of farmers in h

AATF targets 1m farmers for cassava mechanisation

Apart from its efforts at improving cassava farming in Africa, the foundation also seeks to contribute to realising the potential of Africa’s sm

Gov Wada tasks FG on rice importation

He said the decision to embarked on massive agricultural revolution in the state was because of its potential for mass job creation, wealth generation