The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Adamawa State has warned agrochemical dealers and retailers against selling of substandard and expired products to farmers in the...
Farmers in the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority can produce 3.6m tonnes of rice every year. The Managing Director of the authority, Mr Ma’amun Da’u Aliyu,...
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo chapter, has assured Nigerians of their commitment to boost rice production to reduce high cost of the commodity....
Dr Olufemi AyanfeOluwa, a lecturer at the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan says no agricultural produce should be termed organic unless certified by appropriate authorities. AyanfeOluwa...
The Division of Agricultural Colleges of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, is to introduce courses on irrigation agronomy to improve all-year-crops production. Prof. Musa Mahadi, the...
A total of 1,300 women entrepreneurs in Oyo state have been trained under a French government sponsored programme leveraging Nigeria’s agribusiness sector, Gov. Seyi Makinde of...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised farmers to use improved seed varieties to avoid any challenges as a result of low rainfall forecast for...
Some rice farmers in Ebonyi have expressed the hope of recording bumper harvest in 2021 with the current level of rainfall. They told our correspondent in...
The IFAD-funded Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises -Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has disbursed over N20 million to Ondo farmers on behalf of the Federal Government (FG) and Niger...
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said the long-anticipated Rice mill project, promised by the Lagos State government, will boost local rice production when...