Agriculture

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

Farmers group builds school, employs 250 youths in Nasarawa community

Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFG-CS) has built a six-room structure for a primary school in Gaate, a rural community in Nasarawa Sta

5,750 farmers benefit from Fadama III AF in Kogi

About 5,750 farmers have so far benefited from the Fadama III Additional Financing project since its inception in Kogi state, the State Project Coordi

ECOWAS, Oxfam, others urge gender equity in Agric investment in Africa

The United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), Oxfam and other developmental organisations have urged governments in the Economic Community of West Afri

Nigeria’s rice importation drops by 95% – Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says rice importation into Nigeria has dropped by 95 per cent in the last two yea

ABU enrols 100 secondary schools in agric promotion project

The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has enrolled 100 secondary scho