Flooding, inflation, high cost of inputs defined agric sector in 2024
2024 remains one of the most challenging years for Nigerian farmers, despite the creation of a new ministry for the livestock sector. Wet season and i
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How Saudi’s interest in Nigeria’s soybeans triggers price rise
When it became public that Saudi Arabia expressed interest in importing 200,000 tonnes of red meat and one million tonnes of soybeans annually from Ni
Students’ innovation: Lower-cost irrigation system for smallholder farmers underway
A low-cost automated irrigation system designed to scale down the plight of poor smallholder farmers in Nigeria is underway. The technology will enab
Attractive price: Taraba farmers engage in sesame irrigation farming
In a bid to harvest more produce and make good profit as the price of sesame reaches an all time high, some farmers in Taraba State are engaging in ir
How CGIAR innovations enhance farmers’ income, climate resilience
In 2019, the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) programme on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) assisted Nigeria