Agriculture

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

Fadama lauds women, youth participation tomato farming

The coordinator of the Fadama National Project, Taiwo Adewumi, has lauded women and Youth groups in Kaduna State over their involvement in tomato farm

Fire kills many animals at Gombe cattle market

An early morning fire killed hundreds of animals at the Gombe cattle market, Daily Trust reports. It was learnt that the fire which started around 2am

New tray-and-lamp tech to end “tomato ebola”

Scientists at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan  have invented a technology to reduce the impact of tuta absolute, k

Indian automotive company to establish plant in Kaduna

Mahindra Tractors, a subsidiary of Mahindra Automotive Manufacturing Corporation of India, is set to establish a tractor assembly plant in Kaduna

WACOT’s N10bn mill excites Kebbi rice communities

The Anchor Borrowers programme on dry season rice and wheat farming, launched a year ago by President Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi State, has seen an inc