Agriculture

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

Climate change: More farmers to adopt biotech for better harvest, cost

As the planting season for cowpea and cotton is approaching in some agro-ecological zones of Nigeria, more farmers are turning to the transgenic varie

Sesame farmers, processors eye global market space as export hits $396m

No fewer than 150 Kano sesame farmers, processors and exporters have been trained by experts on the global methods of packaging, exportation and marke

3,000 farmers get free cocoa seedlings in Ogun

The Ogun State Government has so far distributed 10,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers in the state.  The cocoa seedlings were given free of charge to ove

Benue exportable agro-allied products get renewed attention

Experts in the non-oil export sector have stressed the need for a combined effort to boost the non-oil export sector in Benue State. Our correspondent

Coconut: Farmer urges FG to utilise potential to increase GDP

A coconut farmer, Chief Sanjaav Tandon, has called on the Federal Government to utilise the huge potential in coconut value chain to earn more foreign