Agriculture

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

CBN’s naira redesign triggers panic buying of grains, price hike

By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Mahmoud Idris (Katsina), Abubakar Akote (Minna) & Magaji Isa Hunkuyi (Jalingo) The harvest season has begun in earnes

600,000 farmers benefit from DDI’s poverty alleviation initiatives

A non-profit organisation, Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI), says it has assisted no fewer than 600,000 farmers with technical support, in its bi

Ginger farmers beg FG to regulate exportation

The National Ginger Association of Nigeria National President Squadron Leader, Nuhu .S.Daudu, has called on the federal government not to allow export

NCAM develops first heap-making tractors, oil palm milling tech

For the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State, part of its mandate is to develop machines that meet the needs of

Why farmers should show interest in avocado

Experts have urged more farmers in Nigeria, especially young entrepreneurs, to show more interest in growing avocado crops. This, they said, could ope