Agriculture

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

AFAN urges president-elect to use agriculture to drive nation’s economy

The farmers said doing so became necessary in view of the dwindling revenue of the country, occasioned by falling oil price.The AFAN, speaking through

Oil spill damages crops, fish farms in Bayelsa

The farmers faulted the joint investigation visit to probe the cause and impact of the spill, saying their farms were not considered by the team.The f

We cross-breed to add value to our animals – Gwajo-Gwajo

Tell us about the cross-breeding of your animals? Well, cross breeding as we all know is an act of developing or improving on a certain species of ani

Mixed reactions greet FG tractor hiring centres

To achieve this, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) took steps to commercialise the privatization of agricultural mecha

Nigerian farmers losing out in race for Bt Cotton dollars

This is coming on the heels of complaints by cotton farmers, especially in Northern Nigeria, that they have been recording low yield and returns.This