Agriculture

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

NALDA begins 100ha wheat harvest in Gombe

Farmers, who benefitted from the National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA in Gombe State, have commenced harvest from its first dry seas

Benefits of CowScout as new technology for cattle breeders

CowScout is a new technology that can anticipate when your cows are ready to be bred. It helps monitor a cow’s movement electronically through a senso

Farmers excited as Tiga Dam reopens

Irrigation farmers in six local government areas around Tiga dam in Kano state were recently elated the management of Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Dev

32 FCT women trained on pumpkin leaf, Ugu, cultivation

A group, Abundance of Hope Initiative (AHI) has trained 32 women on climate smart cultivation of pumpkin leaf locally known as “Ugu leaf,” in the Fede

As wet season sets in, prices of seeds scare farmers

Apart from the rising cost of fertiliser, which sells between N17,000 and N20,000, the cost of certified and hybrid seeds is adding to farmers’ woes a