Agriculture

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

Nigeria imports 1.1m tones of onion annually

Nigeria imports 1.1 million tones of onion every year despite being the second largest onion producer in Africa after Egypt. The President, Regional O

FG to establish quarantine centre at Dawanau market

The federal government has declared intention to start quarantine services at Dawanau International Grains market in Kano State with a view to address

Flood destroys rice farms in Taraba

Several  rice farms located by Taraba and Benue rivers in Bali and Gassol local government area of  Taraba state have been destroyed by flood. Daily T

Over 90,000 Kano rice farmers benefit from anchor borrower scheme – RIFAN

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Kano State, has said that from 2017 to 2019, over 90,000 Kano rice farmers benefited from the Central Ban

How mushroom farming can change Nigeria’s unemployment status

One of the crops considered to yield good returns without requiring big capital is mushroom, but which many farmers ignore. Chief Michael Awunor, pres