Agriculture

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

Task force arrests 10 butchers, seize 2 cattle in clampdown on illegal abattoirs

An enforcement team of Lagos state agriculture ministry has dislodged an illegal slaughterhouse, arresting 10 butchers and seizing two live cattle in

Despite challenges, women take up rice farming in Kebbi

Women are not left out in the rice farming revolution in Kebbi State as there are over 40,000 of them involved in both rainy and dry season rice farmi

Fix Ikere dam now, Oyo farmers beg

The South-West President of Tomato Grower Association of Nigeria, Mr Bamidele Ajani, has appealed to the Federal and Oyo state governments to revitali

Banana residue enhances catfish growth, new research shows

New study has found that banana residues are a nutritious feed to enhance the growth of catfish. The WorldFish, an international non-profit organisati

Maize import ban: Sentiments, facts, and the way forward

When it comes to policies and programmes that can potentially impact a vast majority of people’s livelihood and the economy of any nation, data, not s