Agric Varsity Gets N2bn Intervention fund

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated over N2 billion to Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). A stat...

Farmers Can make Megabucks from Chilli Farming with Value Addition

Across the world, chillies are most important commercial crop that plays a vital role in the world economy since it is a widely grown spice ...

FG Urged to provide Microfinance for Farmers

The International Coordinator for Aviana Nigeria Expo, Dr. Inderjit Singh, has advised the Federal Government to provide microfinance for N...

Farmers, Exporters earn N145bn from Cashew Export in 2017

As a result of value addition, farmers and exporters earned N145 billion (about $402 million) from export of cashew products in  2017, which...

NEC bans Open Grazing as Herdsmen Attacks Persist

The National Executive Council (NEC) yesterday approved the recommendation of its sub-committee that open grazing of cattle be banned acros...

Why Shortage of Tomato Persists in Rainy Season

How farmers can turn the tide, by experts Over the years, tomato production in Nigeria is largely done through irrigation in most states o...

Yobe NACCIMA urges Farmers, Businessmen to Register for Opportunities

Yobe NACCIMA urges farmers, businessmen to register for opportunities The President, of the Yobe State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Min...

FEC Approves N10.7billion Rice mills in 10 States

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N10.7 billion for the establishment of 10 rice mills in 10 states. The Minister of St...

Getting Quality Seeds for 2018 Rain-fed Farming

One of the challenges confronting Nigerian farmers is access to quality seeds, which is key to good yield. At the moment, most Nigerian ...

Stallion Group Offers Skills Training to Rice Farmers

The management of Stallion group, an umbrella to popular Farms and Mills Limited and Masco Agro Allied Industries, says it has imparted te...

Africa Needs to more than Double Cassava Production to feed itself by 2050

AFRICA needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership fo...

Stakeholders Task FG, NASS on Yam Exportation

The Association of Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly, to expedite action...

Akindelano Legal Practitioner: Seminars on Transforming Nigeria’s Agriculture and the Agro-Allied industry

SEMINAR 6: Transforming Nigeria’s Agriculture and the Agro-Allied industry in Nigeria's Economy: The 2017 ALP Seminar took place on...

Nigerians in Diaspora Urged to Invest in Agric

A firm, Adbond, Harvests & Homes, has launched a campaign to encourage Nigerians  in the diaspora to invest in agriculture. Its Manag...

NIHORT Moves to Boost Production

The National Horticultural Research Institute of Nigeria (NIHORT ), Ibadan , Oyo  State is working towards increased productivity and overa...

FG Moves Against Fall Armyworm Invasion Of Maize

The federal government, in partnership with Bayer, a global firm with core competence in health care and agriculture, has moved to stop the...

FG Hands over Palm Processing Plants to Niger Delta Communities

Communities in the Niger-Delta have been urged  to  make  the  best  use  of oil  palm  processing  plants  being  established  by  the  Fed...

Experts Advocate for Interest Free Loans to Finance Agriculture in North

Lack of access to interest free agricultural loan facility has been identified as the bane inhibiting the growth of agriculture in the pred...

Coy provides Farmers Opportunities in Cash Crops

Madaki Agro Services Limited is one of the new agro companies redefining the Nigerian agribusiness space with a model that looks at both pr...

Cross River Earmarks N1bn for Banana Plantations

Cross River State commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Anthony Eneji, has confirmed that not less than N1 billion has ...

How Farmers can Access Fertiliser as Planting Season Begins

As the rain-fed season begins across some agro-ecological zones of the country, Daily Trust examines the preparations so far by stakeholder...

How Best to Grow Garden Eggs

Garden egg is a popular vegetable/fruit consumed throughout the country either in its fresh form, cooked or fried depending on the cultural...

Fear as Maggots Invade Farms in Kebbi

Farmers in Kebbi State have raised alarm over a fresh invasion of their farms by maggots that are causing their crops to wither. Daily Tr...

ECOWAS Holds Conference on Herdsmen, Farmers’ Crisis April 26

The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau, on Wednesday disclosed that the Economic Community of West African States would hold a con...