How to protect local chickens from ‘harmattan disease’
Over the years, local poultry farmers across the country have lost many of their chickens to a deadly disease which attacks them during the harmattan.
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WAAP-Nigeria equips 50 farmers with new technology
The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-Nigeria), has presented a new technology to 50 farmers from the North-west zone of Nigeria.
Researchers develop pod-borer resistant beans
A new beans (cowpea) variety developed by researchers at the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria in conjunction with their counterparts wo
…As Makurdi agric varsity releases 2 cowpea varieties
The Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State has released two improved cowpea varieties to boost cowpea production in marginal
Group launches food brigade
A group, the Green Action Against Hunger Initiative has launched its pioneer programme, Green Action Food Brigade (GAFOB). The international coordinat