Agriculture

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

Dam closure: Tomato prices may skyrocket

…as Kadawa farmers relocate Tomato farmers in Kano State are expressing fear that tomato price may skyrocket this season due to the closure of Tiga Da

FG says export of donkey hides still prohibited

The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service has clarified that donkey hides still remain on the Export Prohibition List. It stressed that the resumpti

Despite dam closure, late seed distribution, Kano wheat farmers optimistic

Amidst farmers’ fear of possible wheat shortage in Kano State this year due to issues attributed to water availability and late seed distribution, the

Plateau: Agric training, marketing centre in ruins despite potentials

The sorry state of Agric Services, Training Centre (ASTC) and Marketing Limited has been a major concern to many farmers in Plateau State.   The centr

Bt. cotton price, harvest push more farmers into production

By Vincent A. Yusuf     For Joshua Dadi, a Nigerian farmer in Kem community of Adamawa State, his third year of cultivating Bt. cotton came