Yam leave-bud cuttings have better yield advantage—IITA
Yam farmers have been urged to adopt the new leave-bud cuttings innovations that would scale up their productivity and income. Speaking at an open day
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Onion hits N250,000/bag; farmers, traders blame flooding, inflation
For many homes, onion is already an item that is too expensive to afford and an alternative is needed on their menu. This is even as the price of the
How input distribution system worsens plight of Nasarawa women farmers
The Nasarawa State government’s input support delivery system, which favours men, is making things worse for smallholder women farmers, an investigati
Chinese drilling team turns Egypt’s desert into farmland
In early winter, the warm sun bathes the desert hinterland of Kom Ombo, some 60km north of Aswan Province in Upper Egypt. Against the vast arid landsc
6 crops to get funding priority
Across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, six priority crops—maize, rice, cowpeas (beans), cassava, millet and oil palm, will receive funding to b