Taraba farmers ready for wet season, but…
Farmers in Taraba State are in early preparation for this year’s wet farming. This followed the arrival of rainfall in some parts of the state and sig
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Niger farmers groan over rising cost of yam seedlings
As farmers begin preparation for the next planting season, farmers in Niger State have lamented the rising cost of yam seedlings in the market. A yam
ADB to release $75m loan for Indorama to upscale fertiliser production, export
The African Development Bank has signed a $75 million loan agreement with Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Chemicals Limited. The loan will ena
IAR gets better greenhouse facility for seed storage, production
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has received the newly upgraded greenhouse facility for better se
‘Mechanisation is luxury for rural farmers’
A female graduate farmer based in Ogun State, Ms Ruth Bose Suberu, has described mechanisation as a luxury in agriculture that is far from rural farme