Agriculture

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Poultry crises: The home-grown solutions recommended at Ogun Show

From Peter Moses, Abeokuta   The 2021 edition of the annual three-day Nigeria Poultry Show (NPS), an exhibition of the Poultry Association of Nig

Olam to increase paddy rice production to 240,000 tons annually

Olam Integrated Rice Farm in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, has announced plans to increase its production capacity from the current 120,000 tons to 240,000

Reasons FG must change strategies on maize

Perennial shortfall hampers poultry farmers Nigeria loses N268bn to chemicals   Maize supply is apparently the country’s major problem. This is b

Minister challenges cocoa farmers on production

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammad Abubakar, has urged cocoa farmers to continue to improve on their productivity to enhan

FG strengthens mechanism as FAO predicts locust invasion

Following the forecast by the Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS), which indicated a risk of locust in