Agriculture

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

Rice: Kano-based miller targets 500 tonnes daily production by June

Kano-based Amarava Rice Mill says it is targeting to record 500 tonnes of daily production by June, just as it hit 250 tonnes to boost local self-suff

Army livestock market to ease movement of cattle – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the Army International Livestock Market and Abbattoir would serve as a tran

Gunmen sets ablaze Ortom’s 250 hectares rice farm

Unknown gunmen have allegedly set ablaze 250 hectares of rice farm belonging to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Daily Trust gathered that the es

‘Why we have issues with FG’s policy on bird flu compensation’

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed a new bird flu compensation arrangement in which only smallholder farmers with

Economic benefits of raising sheep

Raising sheep can be fun and rewarding if you have a small farm, or even in a rural home with a bit of available pasture space. They are docile, gentl