Agriculture

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

Dealing with thrips, onions’ worst enemy

Onion is resistant to pest attack due to its smell. However, one of the significant causes of losses to many farmers is thrips, the most damaging inse

TICAD7: Digital Agriculture next frontier for economic development in Africa

Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at a

FG to review agricultural policies to strengthen value chain – Minister

The Federal Government on Friday said that it would review agricultural policies to strengthen value chain and further tackle unemployment rate. Alhaj

60 Sokoto herdsmen train in modern livestock business

Association for the Promotion of Livestock Production in Sahel and Savannah (APESS) has trained 60 herdsmen on modern livestock business. The particip

Cassava bread: FG moves to reduce flour importation, meets bakers, processors

The Federal Government on Thursday moved to reduce the importation of flour by encouraging bakers to add at least 10 per cent of cassava flour for bak