Agriculture

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

Nigeria may start exporting rice next year – RIFAN

Our plans for 2020/2021 season are already in the pipeline.

FG can’t reopen borders now – Agric minister

Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. In this special interview on rice, he explains why it will not be in

Nigeria’s endless quest for rice sufficiency

Globally, rice is a staple food to over 50 per cent of people and human consumption accounts for about 78 per cent of global production. The remaining

Despite hitches, rice value chain is goldmine in Benue

Local millers in Benue State are gaining prominence in the small-scale industry following the closure of Nigeria’s land borders by the Federal Governm

Buhari’s rice revolution has lifted Abakiliki rice – Ebonyi farmers

Farmers in Ebonyi State believe rice revolution in the state actually began in 2015. Before then, the farmers said, locally produced rice were not att