News Report

Nigeria's total trade in agricultural goods in the second quarter of the year stood at N493.7billion, of which exports accounted...

"I am particularly sad over this incident because it's a setback to our efforts to boost local rice production."

The carcasses of the elephants were discovered on Friday in Pandamasue Forest, located between Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls.

The federal government plans to stimulate the agriculture sector with over N600 billion in order to boost food production in...

Mrs Fagoyinbo-Francis many farmers boycotted cassava cultivation in 2020, and this development could lead to scarcity of the produce.

The Group is one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural conglomerates in Africa.

The report says the decline in GDP was as a result of the shrinking in economic activities in this quarter.

The government said the cereals will be distributed to vulnerable populations affected by the negative impact of COVID-19, terrorism, inter...

The governor said food was expensive in Nigeria because there were no policy direction or any form of substitution to...

Experts say the agricultural commodities market will enhance the performance of the agricultural sector in Nigeria.

On July 14, the Central Bank announced the ban of maize importation, in an effort to boost local production.

Prices rose for the second consecutive month in July,

The "New UK-aid support will be used to tackle this year’s unprecedented locust outbreaks across Africa and Asia, where millions...

The project would mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the economy and farmers.

Mr Badaru said all the challenges hindering the availability of the fertilizer, have now been addressed.

"The disease is not only impeding animal health and welfare but has detrimental impacts on the livelihoods of farmers"

Besides being a major public concern, COVID-19 pandemic can also be a serious threat to global food security.

The official said the 2020 farming season was faced with serious challenges such as coronavirus and insecurity.

"By 2030, Africa could be home to 433 million undernourished people followed by Asia with 329 million," the report said.

When compared by government administrations in the last two decades, rice paddy production has so far averaged at its highest...

When compared by government administrations in the last two decades, rice paddy production has so far averaged at its highest...

The directive comes a day after a PREMIUM TIMES report showed that Nigeria's maize importation failed to decline in two...

Our target is to empower a minimum of 1,000 youths in each of the 36 States and the FCT by...

Farmers have said they can meet local demand, but that has made no difference.

The Green Imperative Program is a Nigeria-Brazil led the bilateral agriculture development program launched by the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo,...