Agriculture

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

Why Kebbi fishermen leave, return for festival

Out of the 30,000 fishermen who participated in the recent Argungu Fishing Festival in Kebbi State, 12,000 are from Argungu and environs. The Argungu

Farmers must explore opportunities in dry season – Agriculturist

An agriculture extension officer, Mr Nathaniel Adetunji, has called on farmers in the country to embrace dry season farming to boost food production i

Covid-19: Why vet scientists should check livestock

Years back, while in veterinary school, our public health professor of zoonosis warned that failure to recognise diseases in wild and domestic animals

FG to harvest from $8trn agrifood industry

The global food industry is estimated at $8 trillion and is said to have employed about 40million people in 2018. By this figure, it is 4.7 times bigg

How to save Nigeria’s dairy sector – L&Z Yoghurt boss

Alhaji Muhammadu Damakka Abubakar is the Executive Director of L&Z Integrated Farms Ltd, producer of L&Z Yoghurt. In this interview, Alhaji Mu