Agriculture

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

Kano, Jigawa sesame farmers open up to tech to improve land yield

Sesame farmers in Kano and Jigawa states have agreed to open up to the use of technology to improve their land yields and the overall well-being of th

World Milk Day: Investment needed to catalyze milk revolution in Nigeria

Yesterday, the world celebrated Milk Day. The day was established in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations to cele

How to become a successful guineafowl farmer

Guineafowls are wild birds which can, however, be domesticated. They are said to be the bird of the future and a good alternative to chicken and turke

MVCF foundation set up Damau Household Milk Farm Cooperative

The Milk Value Chain Foundation in collaboration with other partners has launched the Damau Household Milk Farm Cooperative in Kubua local government

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