Archive For May 2018

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that Nigeria’s rice paddy production has increased thereby lea...

A call has gone to the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase its investments in agriculture to meet the country’s increasing population...

Many years ago, a former President and one of the founding fathers of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, said, “Agriculture is our wisest...

A community leader, Chief Sesan Fabamise, has donated 10,000 cocoa seedlings to 100 farmers in Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti, to increase cocoa product...

Fall ArmyWorm (FAW) is regarded as one of the most destructive insect pests that attack crops each planting season especially maize. The p...

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), has called on countries to adopt policies to protect bees and other pollinator...

As a maize farmer, good yield determines how profitable your farm can be; so learning how to increase your crop yield is key to your succe...

Yam farmers in the country have continued to express concern over three issues, which according to them, severely affect the nation’s yam e...

Ebonyi State Government through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, of the Federal Government, weekend, began the ...

As the planting season gets underway, Dizengoff has advised farmers across the country not to take pest control for granted in preparing th...

The Fadama III Additional Financing Project in the FCT, yesterday, flagged off the construction of a cassava processing plant in Kwali. C...

Nigeria’s chances of achieving food self-sufficiency is brightening by the day as farmers now have improved access to timely, affordable an...

The feedback I get from readers of this column persuades one to vouch that this country is well endowed with industrious citizens. Nigerians...

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called brucella. There are several strains of brucella bacteria occurring...

A forum of agricultural input suppliers on the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme from Sokoto State has petitioned the ministe...

NIHORT trains 400 farmers, says horticultural crops can grow Nigeria’s GDP The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has pro...

Last week, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh said the Federal Government was scrapping the Growth Enhance...

The production of wheat in Jigawa State dropped by about 65 percent this year, investigation by Daily Trust in the state has shown. Multi...

Mere mention of bees brings honey to mind. Many do not know that there are other beneficial uses the bees could be put to. Truth is that ...

Recently, the Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, caused a buzz when he was shown visiting his expansive farm showcasing diverse cr...

Plateau is to commence exportation of Irish potatoes next year as part of efforts to boost its revenue, State Governor, Simon Lalong said ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, has assured that Nigeria’s agricultural revolution remains real and on course as the Federal Government’s econo...

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into various Postgraduate degree programmes of the University. ...

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