Agriculture

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

200 Nigerian farmers jet to Israel, Morocco for training

Two hundred young farmers from different parts of the country are going to Israel and Morocco for six-day intensive training in greenhouse farming and

Kano farmers get hybrid tomato, onion varieties

Tomato and onion farmers in Kano State have received new high-yielding varieties to boost their productivity. The new varieties are products of collab

Why Nigeria not among top date producers

An official with the Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Date Palm Sub-Station in Dutse, has said Nigeria has varieties of date that can

Genetically modified beans safe for consumption, FG assures Nigerians

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has assured Nigerians that the recently-approved genetically-modified beans is safe for human consumpt

FG seeks collaboration to resuscitate cotton industry

The Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to resuscitate and boost the cotton industry to enhanc