Agriculture

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

World Bank demands crèches for farming nursing mothers

World Bank Task Team Leader for the FADAMA III Programme, Prof. Adetunji Oredipe, has advocated the establishment of crèche facilities by state

‘Low prices spell doom for wheat production’

How will you describe the challenges wheat farmers in the country face at the moment? They are very numerous; not only on wheat production, but some o

10,000 farmers to benefit from school lab in Bauchi

About 10,000 smallholder maize farmers in 70 communities in Bauchi State are expected to benefit from OCP School Lab, an innovative programme of OCP A

‘Don’t plant tall crops in residential areas’

The Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA) has warned residents to desist from planting tall crops such as maize in residentia

Quelea: Can nets tame the voracious farm destroyer?

For many farmers in Sokoto State, the menace of quelea birds remains greatly troubling. Quelea birds, an age-long problem, have continued to pose a ma