Agriculture

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

Why price of palm oil is escalating – Farmers

Oil Palm farmers have attributed the high cost of palm oil to supply crunch, ban on export of palm oil by Indonesia as well as lack of government supp

Chinese investors to cultivate 10,000 hectares of rice in Yobe – Buni

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said a group of Chinese investors will establish 10,000 hectares of rice plantation under a trial agricultural pr

AGRO SOLUTIONS: Using far less chemical fertiliser still produces high crop yields, study finds

Farmers could continue to produce high crop yields with far less use of artificial fertilisers if they adopted environmentally sustainable practices,

Officials selling our inputs, Ekiti farmers cry to governor-elect

Members of Farmers’ Community Association Ikole-Ekiti have appealed to the governor-elect, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, to empower them with affordable fertili

Agribusiness group to adopt ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture’

The Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG, has led other stakeholders in the agricultural sector to reduce climate change impact on agribusiness with Clima