Agriculture

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

‘Why FG is working to revive cotton farming’

The Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Umar Abubakar, said effort

FG can’t shoulder dams development alone- Minister

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has said that the financial requirements for the development of dams and associated structures

Obasanjo’s mango plantation to employ over 1,000 workers

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President, says his mango plantation in Howe, Gwer East Local Government Area will employ over 1,000 workers

‘Nigeria has enough rice to last 2yrs, no need for hoarding’

An Enugu-based commercial rice farmer, Mr Ekene Uzodinma, has advised Nigerians against panic buying and hoarding of rice ahead of the Yuletide celebr

Zobo farmers, merchants make case for export

Hibiscus Sabdariffa, commonly known as zoborodo, zobo or hibiscus flower and called the red diamond by farmers who engage in its cultivation, was acci