Agriculture

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

How Buhari’s CCT helps rural poor starts agribusinesses

Mrs.Chinyere Mbanugo, 57, from Ifite-dunu ward one in Odunukofia LGA was in her small shop when Daily Trust visited her. Chinyere is battling with a n

2 flood tolerant rice varieties released

The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) and Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have, under the Bill Melinda Gates rice project, released two rice

Tuta Absoluta: Kano distributes seedlings, chemicals to farmers

Kano state government has commenced distribution of assorted farm inputs and a high yielding, pest resistant seedlings to the tomato farmers whose cro

BOA disburses N42bn to rice farmers in 3 years

Over N42bn has been disbursed to rice farmers across the country as loan facilities by the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) since the Buhari- led Administrat

Rice production threatened as farmers remain in IDP camps

There are fears of impending rice insufficiency by the end of this year’s cropping season as over 12,000 rice farmers, still in various Internal