Agriculture

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

‘Why local farmers can’t adopt vertical farming system’

An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Ibrahim, has harped on benefits of vertical farming system and its potential to create more land space for crop culti

NiMet warns farmers on early planting

Barring any acute climatic change events, this year rainy season will last four months in the far northern states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina,

APPEALS Project: BUK trains 1400 agripreneurs in fisheries, others

The Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project, (APPEALS) in collaboration with the Centre for Dryland Agric

Improved cowpea seeds for commercial production now available

Researchers list outlets, planting methods Cowpea, commonly known as beans, is an indigenous legume for most Nigerian families due to its high nutriti

How border closure created N20b rice mill in Katsina

The gains and demerits of border closure by the Federal Government have been examined by stakeholders in virtually all the sectors. This examination r