Agriculture

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

Senate president, others commission poultry hatchery in Yobe

The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, along with other top government functionaries, has commissioned a poultry hatchery farm estate in Yo

Tomato industry in limbo as FG, CBN interventions fail

In 2017, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced a new National Tomato Policy. FEC also increased the import duty from 5 to 50 per cent, which w

Jos crisis: Farmers, crop sellers declare multi-million-naira losses

Following the recent crisis which rocked parts of Plateau State, leading to the imposition of curfew in Jos, the state capital, farmers and crop selle

Beware of thieves, AFAN advises farmers as harvest begins

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Adamawa chapter, has charged members not to take law into their hands as harvests begin, while also advisin

Price of soya beans may rise further, farmers warn

The Soya Beans Farmers Association of Nigeria (SOFAN) has raised an alarm that the activities of bandits across the country, especially in the North W