Agriculture
Anthrax: Plateau to vaccinate 4.3m cattle – Official
The Plateau Government is to begin vaccination of 4.3million cattle to curb the spread of anthrax in the state. Dr...
Yobe vaccinates livestock against anthrax in border LGs
Vaccination of cattle and other livestock against anthrax in Machina, Yusufari, Yunusari and Geidam local government areas In yobe State...
Alia offers 50% fertilizer subsidy to Benue farmers
Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has announced a 50 percent subsidy on fertilizer for Benue farmers. Consequently, farmers will now...
FG, UN seek holistic approach to ensuring food security
The Federal Government and the United Nations have called for a holistic approach to achieving a sustainable food chain in...
Kebbi to produce first fortified rice in West Africa – Expert
Mr Seun Elere, the Project Coordinator of Large Scale Food Fortification, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), says Kebbi will...
Northern Nigeria has potential to feed the nation – Don
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse, Prof. Abdulkarim Muhammad, has said that Northern Nigeria has the potential to...
55,000 Nigerians benefit from World Bank/FG APPEALS Project —Official
The World Bank/Federal Government Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihoods Improvement Support (APPEALS), Project, says the project has lifted over 55,000...
Brussels plans to loosen rules for genetically altered crops
The European Commission has proposed relaxing rules for genetically modified crops to allow the use of a new generation of...
Price of local rice rises by 25% in 12 months – NBS
The price of local rice rose by 24.06 per cent in the last one year, according to latest data from...
Russia’s grain exports rise despite sanction
Russia wrapped up its 2022-2023 agricultural year with an estimated record of 58-59 million tonnes of grain exports. Eduard Zernin,...