Intrigues as rice farmers, processors fear resurgence of smuggling
By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Abubakar Akote (Minna), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano) & Mahmoud Idris, Katsina In the last two years, Nigerian rice f
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New improved cassava varieties excite farmers
Farmers in Kogi and Benue are excited at the large sizes and number of roots produced by the new cassava varieties ‘Baba-70 and Game Changer.’ When cu
US varsity, UI begin research on preservation of fish, tomato
Academics from the Michigan State University, United States of America, the University of Ibadan (UI), the Oyo State Government and the Nigerian Assoc
IAR’s transgenic maize to save farmers N9bn agric losses annually
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru, in collaboration with the Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), has developed a gene
Ondo govt ínagurates JB Farms’s 10,000 oil palm plantation
Farm to employ over 40,000 workers The Ondo State government has inaugurated a 10,000-hectare commercial oil palm plantation owned by JB Farms Limited