Agriculture

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Oyo offers subsidy for 12,000 tonnes of fertiliser

Oyo state government has pledged to provide 12,000 tonnes of urea and NPK fertiliser at subsidised cost to farmers in the next planting season. The St

Oyo offers subsidy for 12,000 tonnes of fertiliser

Oyo state government has pledged to provide 12,000 tonnes of urea and NPK fertiliser at subsidised cost to farmers in the next planting season. The St

No need for maize import, investigation reveals

…farmers yet to sell last year’s harvest Many farmers are forecasting a fall in the quantum of maize production this year for one reason:

How to start an organic farm

Organic farming is the concept of growing crops without using artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, and other synthetic treatments for plants.

36 years after, full irrigation activities yet to pick up at Iseyin dam

Irrigation activities are yet to reach their peak at the Ikere Gorge dam in Iseyin, Oyo State, about 36 years since the dam became operational. The da