Agriculture

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

Issues FG must fix to regain cotton glory

In the last two years, cotton production has been gathering momentum, but the challenges of farmers have remained unsolved. Cotton farmers in Nigeria

How you can make money from ‘ewedu’ farming

Farming jute leaves, also known as ewedu in Yoruba or rama in Hausa, either at the back of your house or garden, can fetch you quick and good money. A

Foundation intervenes in Rivers’ cassava, plantain initiatives

Skills Outside School Foundation (SOSF), with support from ACT Foundation, Access Bank, Bank of Agriculture and International Institute of Tropical Ag

FG targets 350,000 tons of cashew by 2023

The federal government said it was working hard to achieve the targeted increased production capacity of cashew from 260,000 tonnes in 2020 to 350,000

NALDA to engage 2,000 fish farmers, 1,040 soil scientists in Borno

The executive secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Agency (NALDA), Prince Paul Ikonne, said the agency was engaging about 2,000 fis