Tag: farming

Mr Nwulu, a professor and Senior Director of Storytelling at the National Geographic Society in the United States, said the ...

As saltwater invades coastal Ilaje in Nigeria’s Southwest, women farmers lose fertile land, livelihoods, and food security, left clinging to ...

Picture credit: Benjamin Lowy. ...the question we should ask ourselves, especially in South-West Nigeria is, "How can we abandon our ...

Government has failed to define the crisis properly in the light of new developments. The narratives are mixed and, at ...

“The government is investing in agriculture to make things available and affordable, and as individuals, we also have a role ...

The minister says the federal government is granting 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers to ensure massive production of ...

"I started 15 years ago and my major intention was to help improve food production in the country," the cassava ...

Food security is threatened by the activities of Biafra secessionists in south-east Nigeria

The government is selling fertilisers to farmers at N16,000 per bag against the open market price of N26,000.

Smallholder farmers in Abuja rue lack of access to agricultural credit facilities and absence of government support.

“Between January 1 and January 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately ...

My first crops were cucumbers and okra which is one of my favourites.

The communities - Agu-Amede and Abor - were attacked on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

The rice farmers’ association leader noted that the government must invest in infrastructure to avoid flood-related disasters in the future.

A computer science student who has been at home due to lecturers' long strike says she has found something profitable ...

Officials have refused to explain why a road widely used by farmers has not been fixed after a lawmaker nominated ...

"I started raising capital in my university days as a student. I was working and saving but I never knew ...

"When you take away farming from a village man, what else do you leave him with? All we know is ...

"Beneficiaries of the project will have the opportunity to choose from more than 50 vocational skills, trading, farming and other ...

This research indicates that many local people would rather have a healthy natural environment than financial rewards from oil companies.

The measurement is global with France leading. In Africa, South Africa leads, followed by Kenya and Morocco in the second ...

The farmers attribute the increase to improved use of technology and research.

The university also unveiled a mechanical maize planter capable of planting and applying fertilizer to the crop simultaneously.