In early winter, the warm sun bathes the desert hinterland of Kom Ombo, some 60km north of Aswan Province in Upper Egypt. Against the vast arid landscape, patches of lush…

Miss Praise Ighama, will never forget the first experience she gained from venturing into the world of chicken production. She started poultry farming with 250 birds, 50 bags of feeds…

In Gashaka and Toungo local government areas of Taraba and Adamawa states, many people, especially women and the youth, are making money from modern and traditional beekeeping business. Bee keeping…

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase-One (ATASP-1) Project under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-pocket (NAGs-AP) has revealed that the project has contracted production of heat-tolerant wheat seeds…

Stakeholders and farmers around the Babanna/Benin Republic border in Borgu LGA of Niger State are anxious to see the opening of the Babanna International market to stimulate agricultural and trade…

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…