Food is one of the people’s basic necessities of life and government’s recognition of this fact informs its strenuous efforts to always ensure that foods are...
The Senior Technical Adviser to the IFAD/FGN Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRMP) in the Niger Delta, Elder Ernest Nwogu has said that the collaboration...
The Bauchi State Government has started the distribution of 34,000 bags of fertilisers to farmers to boost dry season farming. Dr Iliyasu Gital, the Programme Manager,...
The Adamawa State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) registered not less than 9.4 million cattle, sheep and goats in 2009, according to the ADP annual Survey report...
The founder/international director of Songhai Farms, Rev. Father Godfrey Nzamujo has described the Rivers State Government owned Songhai farms in Bonu, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has promised that the apex bank would improve lending to the agricultural sector...
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of veterinary profession and veterinary science, the UN has declared 2011 World Veterinary Year, a statement from the...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it has developed three improved soybean varieties to boost productivity in Africa. IITA said in a statement...
The World Bank says Nigeria, as the largest producer of cassava, can develop its economy by exporting quality cassava and other commodities other than oil. Mr...
The Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA) said it distributed 1,000 tonnes of improved seeds to farmers in 2010. Alhaji Mohammed Kura, the authority’s...
