Agriculture

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

200 youth, women get inputs to start poultry farms in Nasarawa

About 200 youth and women from Nasarawa State have benefited from the National Agricultural Land Development Authority’s (NALDA) Home Grown Poul

Consumers fear further crisis as prices of foodstuffs continue to rise

The rate at which prices of foodstuff continue to rise has generated a serious concern from citizens. This has become a topic of discussion by many as

What farmers should know about TELA Maize varieties

In the last three years, the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has released a number of maize varieties to ad

Farmer begins milling local rice in Bayelsa

A rice farmer in Bayelsa State and the managing director of Ovieya Rice Farm, Mr Ovieya Sini, has begun local rice production from his farm at Famgbe

How round-tripping, connivance stall FG’s wheat programme

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security launched the 2023/2024 dry season wheat farming under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme an