Soil fungus threatens banana growth in Africa
Bananas in Africa are threatened by a soil-borne fungus, Fusarium oxysporum (Foc TR4), which has caused significant losses in other...
Agriculture
Poultry farmers seek soft loans from government
Kaduna, May. 16, 2023: Poultry farmers in Kaduna State on Tuesday in Kaduna appealed to the state government to assist...
Traders, consumers lament tomatoes price hike
Lagos, May 16, 2023: Some tomatoes traders and consumers have lamented the recent scarcity and hike in the price of...
Nigeria inaugurates revised national agricultural seed policy
Abuja, May 16, 2023: The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated the Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy 2022, towards...
Minister assures farmers access to quality seeds
Abuja, May 16, 2023: The Federal Government, on Tuesday, assured farmers across the country of access to improved quality seeds...
FG restates support to NSPRI, ARMTI, NCAM for agriculture development
The Federal Government on Monday in Ilorin restated its commitment to agriculture development through its support to the country’s research...
Foundation sponsors agribusiness stakeholders on exposure trip to Germany
AFOS-NIG INGO, a German NGO, has organised a nine-day exposure visit to Germany for its development partner-institutions as well as...
WACOT Rice Academy gets land for project in Kebbi
The Kebbi State government has approved the allocation of land to WACOT Rice Limited to fast track establishment of a...
Urban farming solution to rising costs of food – Experts
Some agricultural experts in Lagos on Saturday have said that urban farming could offer new solutions to the recent high...
Farmers appeal for re-introduction of enhancement scheme
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has appealed to the President-elect to consider re-introduction of Gross Enhancement Scheme (GES)...
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