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Agriculture

January 25, 2024

Climate Change: Biologist urges use of plants to purify environment

Abdullahi AbdulRahman of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, says plants can be used as an efficient environmental cleaning system.

Trees
January 25, 2024

Rising food prices blamed on bandits, kidnappers

A development economist, Ken Ife, says insecurity has been the major cause of rising food prices.

BANDITS; FOOD
January 24, 2024

FG, Enugu govt. pledge to support large-scale cashew production

According to him, the cashew value chain is among the crops being promoted by the ministry to enhance food security and promote economic growth.

Cashew plantation
January 24, 2024

Benue: 20-year-old herdsman arrested for murder

The Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 20-year-old herdsman, Isah Ardoo, at Makurdi Prison custody for murder.

Killer Herdsmen
January 23, 2024

2,384 farmers to receive farm inputs in Niger

Governor Umaru Bago said the distribution was the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) Result Area 2.

Farmers
January 23, 2024

Nigeria releases transgenic Tela maize for open cultivation

Experts said the cultivation of the transgenic maize seed would yield up to 10 tonnes per hectare, against the six tonnes by ordinary hybrid.

TELA MAIZE
January 23, 2024

Sokoto: Marketers surrender expired seedlings to NAFDAC

NAFDAC coordinator in Sokot, Garba Adamu, said Tuesday that some marketers surrendered the 41 pieces of 100kg of the expired seedlings.

surrendered expired seedlings
January 23, 2024

Wheat: NIRSAL trains 10,061 extension agents, cluster leaders in Jigawa

”NIRSAL is bringing its expertise to bear on Nigeria’s pursuit of a bumper wheat harvest,” said the official.

Wheat
January 20, 2024

Nasarawa poultry farmers decry hike in feed prices, seek government intervention

The farmers appealed to the state and federal governments to intervene by partnering with poultry feed producers to reduce costs.

Poultry farm
January 18, 2024

Lagos reaffirms commitment to 40% food self-sufficiency by 2025

Mr Olotu said as agro stakeholders, their role was pivotal by maximising the groundwork led by the ministry.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Credit: Babajide Sanwo-Olu)