Agriculture

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

NCX completes 12 new warehouses, asks for farmers’ produce

Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) has commissioned 12 delivery warehouses with a combined capacity of more than 26,000MT. The warehouses are located in

Zamfara sets aside 135,000 hectares of land for cotton production

Zamfara State Government has set aside 135, 000 hectares of fertile land for cotton farming, the Executive Director, Patriots for the Advancement of P

Why farmers don’t benefit from research findings – Prof Sharubutu

In this interview, Prof Garba Hamidu Sharubutu, the executive secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) and past president of t

Nasarawa pegs fertiliser price at N5,000 per bag

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has flagged off the sale of 930 metric tons of fertiliser for this year’s cropping season. At the flag-off c

Step–by-step guide to effective herbicide use

Increased rain is causing rapid growth of weeds on farms, thereby threatening crops. Farmers, therefore, have to increase the frequency at which they