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
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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
Time to plant soybeans
Soybean does well on many planting dates, if humidity is available. For planting soybean in different ecological zones in Nigeria, experts from IITA,