Agriculture

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

Pepper farming a treasure trove many ignore – LASU graduate

Miss Ruth Bose Suberu is a graduate of History and International Studies from the Lagos State University (LASU). After her graduation, she worked brie

Tree crops under threat as focus shifts to rice, maize

Agric potentials lay waste in states Nigeria has lost its glory, wealth and position in the production of almost all the tree crops like cocoa, oil pa

Livestock crisis: Issues new agric minister should consider

The new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, last week, said his immediate priority would be to develop the li

As UN approves millet year, farmers assured of new seed varieties

Following the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a consensus resolution sponsored by India and supported by over 70 nations declaring next

140 farmers trained on organic farming

One hundred and forty Nigerian youths have benefited from an agricultural training on organic farming. They were trained in two batches; from which 70