Agriculture

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

Fear grips farmers, dealers as beans price drops in Katsina

Hoarders incur huge losses   In Katsina State, farmers and dealers in beans have been hit by a continuous drop in price at various markets. The f

Despite making N400, 000 weekly, strawberry farmer considers ending production

Gyang Matthew is one of the farmers who have, in the last four years, grown their farms from one acre to 1.8 hectares of strawberry. He has three hect

Nigeria eyes $92.84b palm oil market

…What farmers, processors want govt to do   By 2021, the global palm oil market worth is expected to hit 92.84 billion US dollars (N33 tril

Why farmers abandoned coffee production

Decades ago, coffee was a valuable crop in Jos, and many smallholder farmers were in production, but for many reasons, many of the farmers have now ab

Pesticides can cause low sperm count in male, Don warns farmers

Prof. Suleiman Ambali of the Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ilorin, has warned that continuous exposure of humans