Agriculture

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

‘Nigeria to stop importation of cowpeas soon’

Nigeria will be self-sufficient and stop importation of cowpeas in the coming years following research breakthrough on the development of Maruca Resis

New study reveals transgenic maize safe, nutritious

A new research by a group of scientists reveal that genetically modified  transgenic maize is as safe and nutritious as the conventional  no

Forty households gets 4 goats, 4 sheep to improve economic status

The Fadama lll additional financing project in Yobe has distributed goats, sheep’s and assorted food items to 40 households affected by Boko har

NARICT, Katsina to produce natural tomato paste

The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) in Zaria is collaborating with Katsina state government to set up a processing factor

Dangote to launch 25,000ha rice project in Sokoto

Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch on Wednesday 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower programme in Sokoto. The project is expect