News Report

"Last year, the demand for certified cassava stems from cassava growers was estimated at N10 billion."

A market survey by PTCIJ shows that a full bag of onions that sold for N70, 000 now sells for...

The minister says at least 35 per cent of these inputs target women farmers.

Mrs Asonye started with about 2000 fishes and N800,000 capital, and now has 120,000 fingerlings of fishes.

The scarcity of this essential commodity, which Nigeria happens to be its largest producer, is fast crippling the poultry sector.

Mr Ekwelem said that if the government did not take decisive action on smuggled rice, all the mills in the...

The farmers received the support under the Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project.

Mr Cressman says while plenty of efforts have been made in the past year to fight the locusts, the current...

Janet Olaleye says she needs more government support, especially in terms of financing.

The highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild small ruminants was first identified in Côte d'Ivoire in the 1940s.

Calicivirus was first discovered in China in 1984, and has been found to be a swift rabbit killer, giving little...

Nigeria's trade report shows wheat was the country's second most imported item in the second and third quarters of 2020.

The endorsement of the treaty is expected to enhance the capacity of agricultural scientists and agricultural production in the country.

The Kano government says it distributed the water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming in the state

"Once swarms arrive in favourable areas, they will mature and lay eggs that will hatch and cause hopper bands to...

The survey was carried out in seven states.

Sabuwa Muhammad says she has not been using fertiliser because it is costly and difficult to get in Jigawa.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 115.7 points in December, up 1.3 points (1.1 per cent) from November, marking the...

Mrs Bello wants the government to support women farmers with extension services for trainings and information on how to improve...

President Buhari directed that the CBN “must not give money to import food."

The ban comes a few days after a PREMIUM TIMES report revealed how sand excavation is promoting massive land degradation...

About 385 million cases of acute pesticide poisonings happen annually worldwide, causing around 11,000 fatalities.

The new crop varieties were approved out of a total of 25 varieties submitted for consideration by research institutions.

These next generation varieties reportedly deliver promising options for smallholder farmers in resisting cassava diseases and marketing their crops to...

The average price of of rice (imported high quality) increased year-on-year by 23.46 per cent