Agriculture

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

Yobe IDPs return to farm 3 years after

For almost three years, about 300,000 people were displaced from their communities by the Boko Haram insurgency in Gujba and Gulani local government a

Why Nigerian fish farmers neglect tilapia

Tilapia is a highly prolific and money spinning fish, but observers and actors in the Nigerian fish industry say that tilapia has not been given the d

Reasons why cotton production is going down in Nigeria

As the new national president of the cotton farmers association, what sort of change are we going to see in the subsector?  I hope to bring the s

Vet, security personnel swoop on butchers using tyres to roast animals

Veterinary personnel from the Agriculture and Rural Development secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and security person

Funding agro value chain generating ideas in farmers

The federal government  is implementing a 6-year Value Chain Development Programme in six states of Niger, Ogun, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi and Anambr