A new variety of cowpea has caused excitement among farmers in Benue State who are now eager for the release of the seed so that it could satisfy market demands…

Stakeholders have said Nigeria must use 60% of the arable land that is currently underutilised to generate significant output in order to deal with the nation’s present food challenges. Only…

Agricultural activities in Yobe State have improved after the state government deployed various implements in a bid to boost access to mechanisation. Our correspondent reports that in July this year,…

Professor Baba Gana Jugudum Kabir is the Executive Director of the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, Borno State, charged with the mandate for genetic improvement of wheat. In this interview,…

The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), in collaboration with the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has provided farmers in the state with 12 combined harvesters, 10 Hijet vehicles, sprayers, solar-powered…

Following the outbreak of a devastating ginger blight last year, the office of the Vice President mandated the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to tackle the fungal disease…

A renowned pineapple farmer, Osemwonghogho Henry, has said that lack of government attention is affecting pineapple farming in the country. But the graduate of Economic Education, said despite that, pineapple farming…

Cocoa is one of the major crops in Edo but the farmers said lack of forest for planting and other challenges are affecting production in the state. One of the…

Rice farming in Magboro along the Lagos- Ibadan expressway in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State is now attracting people of various classes and business backgrounds, thereby boosting economic…

The price of maize has dropped significantly at Saminaka grain market, in Kaduna State. Before now, a 100kg bag of maize cost N85,000 to N90,000 the market, but the price…