20m people in the Sahel go to sleep hungry
It has been stated that 20 million of people living in the Sahel go to sleep hungry every night due to unceasing menace of desertification. This estim
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IITA steps up engagement in weed control research
The Cassava Weed Management Project which is being managed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and partners has organized a
…Kaduna farmers hopeful too
Farmers in Kaduna have expressed hope of bumper harvest in spite of late rainfall and delay in the distribution of subsidised fertilizer. Some of the
Benue yam farmers get bumper harvest
Yam farmers in Benue State have expressed delight at the bumper harvest from their various farms this year despite the heavy rainfall which caused flo
Jigawa loses 125,000 tons of rice to flood
About 40 percent of rice farms in Jigawa State have been washed away by the recent flood disaster. This was revealed yesterday by the chairman of the