Agriculture

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

‘I have no regret leaving banking for greenhouse farming’

After nine years in the banking sector, Samuel Aende, who was in his 30s, decided to invest in the murky space of greenhouse farming though he had no

You can now buy yam, cassava, others cheaper in Taraba

Taraba State now has a 45 per cent decrease in the cost of yam, raw cassava and dried cassava, while the cost of sweet potatoes has decreased by 50 pe

Coffee, tea farmers decry lack of incentives, organised market

Coffee farmers in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State have decried the absence of incentives and good market. The farmers said they were no

Rice farmers highlight critical issues over ABP loan default

Many rice farmers in Kwara State are not smiling. But the issue is not about availability of rice or lack of paddy, their major concern is how to repa

Flood, pests give Bayelsa rice farmers tough times

Rice farmers in Bayelsa State have lamented over the predicted flood in Bayelsa State and constant pests’ attacks on the farms, urging the state gover