Agriculture

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

200,000 Soybeans farmers for 2019 anchor borrowers’ scheme

Soybeans farmers, input suppliers and financial institutions have met in Abuja at a stakeholder meeting for the purpose of kick-starting the Central B

WHO to commemorate 1st World Food Safety Day on June 7

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the first-ever “World Food Safety Day’’ will be celebrated globally on Friday June 7, to raise awareness on t

Nigeria, African governments urged to halt threats to biodiversity

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world on Monday to mark International Day of Biodiversity, the government and other African countries have been urge

Kano Govt. constitutes committee to recover N850m loan from rice farmers

Prof. Mahmoud Daneji, the Managing Director, Kano State’s Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, says the state government has constituted a co

Nigeria increases agricultural export to 77% in 2018 – Minister

Nigeria’s agricultural exports to other countries increased by 77 per cent in 2018 due to intensified efforts at diversifying the economy, according t