Agriculture

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

How I grew tea company with $200 – Senegalese businesswoman

Adja Sembene Fall, an entrepreneur from Senegal, said that with only $200 asset, her new tea company, Contanna had no alternative but to launch its st

In Niger, cassava farmers decry inadequate land, others

Irrigation farmers in Niger State have said that scarcity of land, mainly caused by population explosion and difficulty in accessing water for their c

Chilli pepper farming is profiting – Farmers

Unlike most vegetables, Chilli pepper, popularly called Attaruhu in the northern part of Nigeria, is one of the vegetables farmers say they don’t lose

AGRO SOLUTIONS: 6 things farmers need to know about Disease Suppressive Soils (DSS)

Soilborne diseases only occur if three components are present. The disease triangle happens when there is a susceptible host (your crops), a conducive

Rainfall: Why farmers should not rush to plant

In the last few days, some areas in the northcentral have been witnessing rainfall and the temptation for farmers to rush to plant their crops is like