Agriculture

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

How local milk processors are struggling to survive

At the recently concluded dairy conference in Abuja, which brought together key players in the industry, many told tales of survival of the fittest in

Tomato production threatened in Nigeria- new study

A new report published last week by a team of scientists from Kenya and Nigeria indicates that Tuta Absoluta remains a huge thread to tomato productio

Chicken feathers: An underutilised by-product of poultry industry

A poultry company and a research organisation have put forth a new use for chicken feathers: feed for domestic pets, fish and other animals. RÚV (Icel

Why NAQS inspects agricultural commodities on transit

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) says “it is standard practice for a national agricultural quarantine authority to subject agricult

ATASP-1 to strengthen irrigation farming, create 40,000 jobs in 2020

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Phase one(ATASP-1),  a joint programme of the  Federal Government and the African Development Bank says it will