Agriculture

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

Indonesia conducts first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel

Indonesia last Friday flew its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel, as the world’s biggest producer of the commodity pushes for wi

Sorghum yield declining as demand gap widens

The scarcity of sorghum in major grain markets in Kano has been attributed to insecurity in most sorghum-producing states and poor access to improved

Why Plateau’s multibillion naira investments in greenhouse, others collapsed

The Agric Services Training Centre and Marketing Limited (ASTC&LM) was initiated by the Plateau State Government in collaboration with an Israeli

Why Nigeria is not doing well in shea butter production

One of the areas requiring indigenous technology upgrade in Nigeria is the development of the shea nut value chain.  The shea nut tree is a major agri

Reasons 26.5m Nigerians in 26 states may face acute food crisis

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, and other partners presented a r