Agriculture

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

COVID-19: How markets closure affects dry season farmers

Irrigation farmers in Katsina State have expressed concerns over the shutdown of markets in cities like Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kaduna and Kano at the pea

2020 wet season farmers out of FG’s mechanisation programme

As the 2020 farming commence, wet season farmers will not be part of the Federal Government’s mechanisation programme. This is coming on the heels of

Why mushroom farmers should expect brighter days

If the current effort to develop lovastatin drugs that can help to control cholesterol levels from a certain mushroom type are intensified, then bette

Rice farmers assure Nigerians of rice supply during lockdown

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has assured Nigerians that the current lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19 will not affect rice pro

Institute wants herdsmen, other livestock farmers excluded from lockdown

The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) has said that the current restriction of movement by the government to halt the spread of coronavirus