Agriculture

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

Cotton production plummets to 40,000 tons

Cotton production and the quality of the crop are seriously deteriorating, with an estimated drop in production to 40,000 tons estimated for this year

My immediate tasks as livestock minister- Maiha

The newly appointed Minister of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has said that his immediate task is to ensure

How we achieved 50% self-sufficiency in wheat — Sudanese farmer

Elzubair Ibrahim is a Sudanese farmer, owner of the Nile Sun Seed Company and President of the Sudanese Seed Trade Association. In a recent visit to N

Cereal research institute to release 4 new rice, castor varieties

Rice and castor farmers as well as seed companies in the country will soon have additional four new crop varieties (two rice and two castor) to boost

Access to mechanisation is improving farming in Yobe

Agricultural activities in Yobe State have improved after the state government deployed various implements in a bid to boost access to mechanisation.