Agriculture

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

NCWS creates farm centres for women in agribiz

National Council for Women’s Societies (NCWS) is creating a farm centre to spur grassroots women and youth participation in agriculture.  N

‘N6b expended annually in foreign exchange on tomato import’

About N6 billion is currently expended annually in foreign exchange on tomato imports, the Director General of the Raw Materials Research and Developm

FAO distributes 51 bags of rice seeds to Anambra farmers

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Africa Rice Nigeria has distributed 51 bags of improved rice seeds to 50 farmers in

Sasakawa Global 2000 urges youths to embrace farming for self-reliance

Prof Sani Ahmed-Miko , County Director, Sasakawa Global 2000, has advised youths, especially the unemployed ones in the country, to embrace farming to

How to make biopesticides, fertiliser from neem

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has begin a training programme for farmers in Katsina on how to make biopesticides and