Agriculture

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

Seed council licenses 15 inspectors in Kogi

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has trained and commissioned 15 Licenced Seed Inspectors ((LSIs) for cassava in Kogi State. While addre

Kwara community donates 100 hectares for FG farm project

Agbeyangi Community in Kwara State has donated 100 hectares of land to the federal government for its farm estate development. The federal government

How cost of inputs, production makes farming unprofitable

One of the hardest challenges confronting farmers since the beginning of this year’s wet season is the rising cost of inputs. This is also one of the

‘How Nigeria loses over N40bn in tea, coffee revenue’

Coffee and tea are cash crops that have been ignored by the Nigerian government despite its huge economic potentials. In this interview, the secretary

Field enumerators accuse FG of enslavement

…say they have not been paid for months   The over 30,000 graduates engaged by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development as field