Agriculture

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

Niger govt acquires 50 hectares of land for Dangote rice mill

Niger state government has acquired a 50 hectares of land for the establishment of a rice mill by the Dangote Group. Daily Trust recalls that the esta

Coffee: Plateau’s untapped gold mine

At 68, Christopher Pam Chayi has remained loyal to coffee in over five decades. He has evolved from a subsistence coffee farmer to a commercial farmer

Kogi’s 50 tons per day capacity rice mill ready soon

  …prepares 800 hectares of rice plantation to feed mill   The over N4billion Kogi rice milling plant with the capacity of producing 50 tons of r

Group petitions Audu Ogbe, Adamu over members’ extortion in Benue

A group known as the Federated Food Stuff Dealers Association of Nigeria (FFSDAN) has called on the minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, to quick

Why access to farm inputs is declining

For many smallholder farmers, access to quality farm inputs is declining and several factors are responsible. Issues around the cost of inputs, insecu