Agriculture

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

Katsina gets modern agric centre from WACOT

The Managing Director of the West African Cotton Company Limited (WACOT), Mr. Ujwal Canta, has commissioned a modern agric centre in Katsina State. Th

You can grow wheat, rice with 40% less water-research shows

Researchers from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), Punjab Agricultural Unive

Nasarawa farmers trained on rice farming tech

Institute for Agricultural Research, (IAR) Zaria has trained rice farmers in Nasarawa State on procedures for boosting dry season production using che

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