Agriculture

Above-Normal Rainfall Expected in 2026 – Abia Govt, NiMET Advise Farmers

The Abia State government in collaboration with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has issued the 2026 Climate Outlook and Agricultural…

3 weeks ago

Farmers Threaten Nationwide Protest Over Missing Cocoa Board Bill at National Assembly

  Cocoa farmers and key industry stakeholders have raised alarm over the alleged disappearance of the Executive Cocoa Board Bill…

1 month ago

Open grazing illegal in Ibadan, offenders will face prosecution — Olubadan

  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has issued a stern warning to herders against open grazing within Ibadan…

1 month ago

Kwara Launches Fertiliser Distribution to Boost Dry Season Farming

The Kwara State Government has officially commenced the distribution of fertilisers to farmers engaged in dry season farming across the…

1 month ago

Rising Losses Threaten Rice Farming: Over 3,500 Farmers Consider Abandoning Cultivation

  Agriculture experts have urged Nigerian rice farmers to persist in cultivating the staple crop despite a surge in rice…

1 month ago

NSDC rolls out modern planting technology to drive local sugar output

  The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has unveiled plans to deploy modern planting technology aimed at significantly boosting sugar…

2 months ago

NADF woos agro-processors to boost input supply, farm productivity

  The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has engaged agro-processors and other stakeholders in the agribusiness value chain to strengthen…

3 months ago

CBN Inaugurates Board to Boost Agricultural Financing

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has inaugurated a new board for the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF),…

3 months ago

The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Mohammed Ibrahim, has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to…

5 months ago

Policy Flip-Flops Stalling Nigeria’s Agricultural Growth, Sanusi Warns

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned that frequent policy reversals are undermining Nigeria’s economic and agricultural development.…

5 months ago