Agriculture

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

BUK centre unveils 7 early growth seed varieties to farmers

The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has unveiled seven seed varieties of groundnut, sorghum, beans and millet to

Young wheat farmers explain dilemma as production declines

…Want urgent FG, CBN interventions   For many years wheat production has been stagnant and the challenges before its farmers are many. Although P

Experts wade in as Jigawa farmers struggle to survive long dry spell

In recent years, farmers in Nigeria have witnessed low and unpredictable rainfall variations.  This, coupled with other agronomic challenges, has pose

Farmers canvass more coverage from CBN, hail N798bn to 3.9 farmers

Farmers have described as commendable the agricultural interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to over 3.9 million small-scale holders acro

How 35-year-old started rice company with N20,000

Biz now worth millions Many of his childhood friends had told him the dream of owning a company, which he had nursed from childhood, was just a mirage