Govt must prioritise irrigation, consider insurance for smallholder farmers
Federal and state governments have been told to shift attention to irrigation away from rain farming due to the perennial flooding across the country.
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Agric expert predicts shortage of food after harvest
An agricultural expert, Prof. Mohammed Ishiyaku Faguji, has predicted shortage of food after this harvest season, due to severe flood ravaging some pa
Can hi-tech fish farming replace traditional agriculture?
As the climate gradually grows warmer and cattle farming becomes less and less attractive a solution for world food production, scientists and innovat
Choose cotton hybrid that can revive textile industry, farmers told
Important players in the country’s agricultural sector have pushed farmers nationwide to switch to the already-commercialized Bt. cotton, which has th
‘We want spin-off companies in agric colleges’
The National Committee of the Heads of Colleges of Agriculture and Related Disciplines (NACHCARD) is calling for the establishment of spin-off compani