Agriculture
Kogi cashew farmers, buyers groan over alleged multiple taxation, harassment
Cashew farmers and buyers in Kogi, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria (FFN), have called on Gov....
Food crisis: Agric minister says Nigerians smuggling food to other countries
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has identified smuggling of food by Nigerians to neighbouring countries as...
Zulum inaugurates panel on farmers-herders conflict, others
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated a committee to stop the incessant farmers and herders clashes that often resulted...
Wheat processor advocates policy consistency to boost agriculture
A large-scale wheat farmer and processor in Kano State, Alhaji Mannir Babba Dan’agundi, has called for consistency in policy in...
AfDB begins disbursement of $540 million agro-processing fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says it will commence the disbursement of US$540 million to the first batch of states...
Poultry farmers lose N3 trillion investments
Poultry farmers nationwide said their members lost more than N3 trillion investments from the prevailing economic hardships in the country....
Rice farmers lament destruction of 35,000 hectares of farmland in Enugu
A group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers (ESGF), has expressed dismay over the destruction of its 35,000 hectares...
Consortium secures $5 million funding from Gates Foundation for dairy sector
The Value4Dairy Consortium, has secured a $5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Nigerian dairy...
Over 50% of poultry farms in Nigeria shut down in 2023 – Official
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has lamented the closure of over 50 per cent of its farms in 2023...
Poultry farmers groan as feed prices soar
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Friday called for urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu’s administration on the astronomical hike...