Rice farmers, millers and processors on Wednesday announced that the price of a 50kg bag of rice will fall to as low as N6,000 in the next few...
Agriculture has taken a position of prominence in Nigeria’s economy making up about 20.49% of our total GDP in the first quarter of 2016 There are...
By Chioma Obinagwam No fewer than 22,000 farmers in Kebbi State are to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s(CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme aimed at increasing...
The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, commenced the sale of Lake Rice in designated centres as announced for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In most of the sale...
An official of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says the country cannot export honey because it produces less than three per cent of its current...
Nigeria will start exporting bees to other countries next year, Dr Bidemi Ojeleye, National President, Federation of Bee keepers Association of Nigeria, has said. He said...
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers’ access loans for improved agricultural production. He gave the charge...
The Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (AOAPN) says capacity building in organic agriculture will facilitate ongoing efforts to diversify the national economy. Prof. Victor...
By ANDREW OJIEZEL Baffled by the rate at which Nigerians are consuming beefs, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has warned...
Yam Farmers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to...