Agriculture

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

Respite for farmers as NCX, commodity coy partner on produce trading

The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) and the New Nigeria Commodity Marketing Company (NNCMC) have entered into partnership to facilitate trading in co

Tea, coffee farmers cry out over neglect

Farmers under the auspices of Coffee/Tea Association of Nigeria have cried out to the federal government to tackle the many challenges confronting the

Sell adulterated seeds and go to jail, Seed Council warns

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has warned that one year imprisonment or one million naira fine awaits anyone who sold adulterated sell

‘Why America banned Nigeria processed fish’

Nigerian processed fish has been denied access to the United States of America’s market since February this year, the Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers

Bambara nut: Wonder crop getting little attention

Bambara groundnut or Bambara nut, known in Hausa as “gurjiya”, and botanically as vigna subterranean, is widely grown in northern Nigeria. Like ground