"Our efforts on growing non-oil exports have started to yield some results. For instance, in the past year, our revenue...
Read moreThe food outlook provides a forecast for production and market trends for cereals, oil crops, meat, dairy, fish and sugar.
Read moreMr Lal began his research career at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria.
Read moreScores of cows have died from the disease in Kano, herders said.
Read more“We advised our partners to work in shifts- always have at least one person who can stay on-site for two–three...
Read moreCBN said it is financing the farmers under its 10 focal commodities which cuts across the value chains.
Read moreA report released alongside the roadmap recommends immediate, short- and medium-term solutions for the agriculture sector
Read moreThe inputs distributed to the smallholder farmers include varieties of rice, maize, and wheat seeds including palm seedlings, the official...
Read moreFarmers who fell back on their savings during the coronavirus-induced lockdown said prices of inputs have risen drastically and they...
Read moreResearchers say in the last 5 years, BASICS has created a viable and sustainable cassava seed system in Nigeria.
Read moreAcross West Africa, as of April, over 11 million people needed immediate food assistance - mostly due to conflict.
Read moreCassava is the second most-consumed staple food after maize in sub-Saharan Africa, feeding more than 300 million people.
Read moreThe projects address global environmental crises that impact the productivity and sustainability of agriculture.
Read moreWhile supplies appear strong, demand weakened due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreHowever, forest loss declined for Nigeria and West Africa between 2018 and 2019, the report said.
Read moreThe panelists highlighted the vital contribution of bees and beekeepers in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read moreThe facility will ensure that farmers in the most vulnerable countries have timely access to inputs, information, markets and liquidity.
Read morePrices of food items differ from state to state with Bayelsa recording the highest prices for rice, garri, fish (tilapia...
Read moreThe contribution by agriculture is higher than those recorded in the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 respectively.
Read moreThe FAO said some 820 million people around the world are experiencing chronic hunger – not eating enough caloric energy,...
Read moreIITA says innovation marks a major milestone in efforts to accurately characterise whiteflies, the vectors of major diseases that have...
Read moreThe Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, QU Dongyu, warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time.
Read moreOver 420 million hectares of forest have been lost through conversions to other land uses since 1990.
Read moreThe farmers say the response to the pandemic has affected everybody because all activities have slowed down
Read moreTuta Absoluta, also known as Tomato Leafminer or Tomato Ebola, was first recorded in Nigeria in 2015 but has reappeared...
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