Agriculture

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

Why you need to keep farm records

Farm records form an integral part of running a successful farm enterprise. The more records a farmer keeps, the easier it is to manage and run the af

61 farmers rewarded for returning pesticides bottles

A pesticide manufacturing company based in Lagos, Candel, has rewarded 61 farmers across the country with farm tricycles, generating sets and N1 milli

Ban on rice importation hasty – Guana Farms

The Chief Executive Officer of Raymos Guana Farms, Mr Raymos Guana, says the decision of the Federal Government to ban rice importation is too hasty.

Cotton farming faces extinction

Cotton, one of the nation’s most valuable export tree crops before the oil boom of the 70s, is gradually becoming history in Nigeria despite the

GM crops: Between golden harvest and risks

Nigeria is set to introduce genetically modified crops into the country’s farming system starting 2017 with the commercial release of the home-g