Animal-drawn plough system limits crop production in Kaduna – Report
Ninety percent of farmers in Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State use animal-drawn plough systems for land preparation and lack the needed manp
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Benue farmers lament poor access to improved cowpea, soybean seeds
Majority of peasant farmers in Benue State have lamented poor access to improved cowpea and soybean seeds for planting. Andrew Nabem, a soybean farmer
Farmers in Niger pay bandits, yet get attacked
Farming communities suffering from bandits’ and terrorist attacks in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi LGAs of Niger State are paying millions of naira “dialogu
BUK launches agrihacking app to empower innovators
The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has opened applications for AgriHacking 2.0 competition to support and em
Breakthrough: Pineapple leather 60x stronger than other materials
In a breakthrough for bio-based materials, scientists have made leather from the fibres of pineapple leaves that’s comparable to the real thing and al