Agriculture

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

Banana farming thrives in Katsina

Banana farming is mainly the pre-occupation of people in the south and some parts of central Nigeria or so most people in the far north think. But for

Northerners are better farmers – Imo farmers’ scribe

An agricultural consultant and secretary All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Imo State chapter, Mr. Uchegbu Chijioke, has said that the Northerners ar

Cowpea ready for harvest in Sokoto

Cowpeas, noted to be grown mostly for their edible beans, are almost ready for harvest across Sokoto State with many farmers in the state saying they

Quelea birds, locust control yet to kick-off in some states

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at an emergency meeting with commissioners of agriculture from the states in Abuj

Farm produces egg powder to address glut

One of the innovations that heralded the just concluded agricultural conference held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, is the egg powder