The Acting Programme Manager of Agricultural Development Programme, Anambra, Mr Jude Nwankwo says plans are underway to commence export of rice from the state in 2018. Nwankwo disclosed this in…
Agriculture
Maize farm. Twitter photo The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria says it has secured approval for the release of three new high-yielding nutrient maize varieties for…
Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, recently disclosed that Nigeria will begin to export yam to other parts of the world beginning from today. According to Ogbeh, this will serve as…
Kano trains 60 Fulani youths on artificial insemination
Kano govt. trains 60 Fulani youths on artificial insemination The Kano State Government says it has trained 60 fulani youths on artificial insemination for livestock breeding including dairy cattle to…
Wheat farmers raise alarm over potential drop in output
Wheat Farmers Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria has raised alarm over likely decrease in wheat production due to inadequate government support and low pricing of the produce nationwide. The…