Agriculture

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

Despite COVID-19 hiccups, cassava early generation seed company sees growth

IITA GoSeed, an early generation seed company, has said it made significant progress in 2021 as sales of improved cassava planting materials averaged

Lack of equipment hinders rice production in Rivers – Farmer

Mr Godwin Akandu, president, Rivers State Mega Rice Farmers Association, on Tuesday said lack of agricultural equipment has halted the take-off of the

We are losing our poultry to excess heat – Kano farmers

Poultry farmers in Kano State have expressed worry over the loss of a large number of their birds due to excess heat witnessed in the state. Some of t

Nigerian farmers get new hybrid rice variety with over 25% yield advantage

Rice farmers in Nigeria will now have a new variety of the crop to add to the many other varieties available to them. The variety, which has over 25%

Farmers lament as fertiliser hits N30,000 per bag

Fertiliser prices have been rising in the last six months, and farmers are extremely worried. The commodity, which was sold between N11,000 and N16,00