Agriculture

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

Kogi govt moves to stop spread of killer cassava variety

The Kogi Government on Friday said measures were being taken to curtail the spread of poisonous cassava variety with high concentration of Hydrogen Cy

Bird flu: FG asks farms to step up bio-security nationwide

The Federal Government has said there is no any current case of bird flu in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as widely reported in the  media,

Growing rain-fed upland rice: how to start

(Recommended by Africa Rice Center, IITA, Ibadan) Choice of land • Select your site in an ecological zone with at least 14–20 mm of five-da

How to make maggot meal for rapid weight gain in poultry

Maggot meal, as the name implies, is derived from maggots. It is a very nutritious and an affordable component of animal feed that one can easily make

Farm mechanisation: Key point for Nigerian agriculture

It is a well-established fact that Nigeria’s agricultural sector employs over 70 per cent of the total work force and despite this, Nigeria stil