Agriculture

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

AfDB, Sokoto, to establish agro-industrial park for North West

The President of African Development Bank (AFDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina says the bank will collaborate with  Sokoto State Government to establish a

Kano produces 1.6m tons of rice in 2016

Farmers in Kano state have produced 1,551,720 tons of rice in 2016 as against the 692,481 tons produced in 2015, the state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ga

Sokoto farmers begin harvest of ‘shambo’ pepper

It’s the time of the year for the harvest of a pepper variety popularly known among farmers and consumers in Sokoto as ‘shambo’ pepp

Agric budget: Strategic food reserves to gulp N4.1bn

…some senatorial districts get special allocations The Federal Government has appropriated the sum of N4.1 billion to buy grains for the strate

How to increase your farm profit in 2017

The major concern of every farmer who sees farming as a business is how to increase the revenue or turnover of his/ her farm.  However, the pract