Agriculture

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

Bacita: Kwara community where sugar factory brings bitterness

Nothing often brings bitterness to residents of Bacita in Kwara State than remembering the glorious days of a sugar factory located in the community.

Remove tax duty on farm implements, farmer begs govt

An oil palm farmer in Edo State, Robinson Imade, has called on the federal and state governments to remove tax duty from farm implements to encourage

‘Border closure will boost local rice production’

An expert in crop production, Akhibi Onoke, has commended Federal Government’s closure of Nigeria’s land borders against illegal smuggling of food ite

World Food Day: CS-SUNN urges farmers to diversify

The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, CSSUNN, has called for food producers to diversify and improve their production to ensure produce i

ECOWAS harmonizes seed trade, production laws

Seed experts, traders and producers from 17 West African countries are concluding their meeting today in Abuja with a common position to strengthen se