The Nigeria’s former ambassador to the United Nations, founder and chairman of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, recently suggested the revival of the 1965 Grazing R […]

Experts have advised farmers on ideal situation for intercropping leguminous with non-leguminous crops so as to enhance the fertility of the soil and get maximum yield on the farm.
An agronomist, Alhaji Kabir R. […]

The Federal Government says it will establish no fewer than 14 additional rice mills in the country to meet increasing demand for local rice and achieve self sufficiency.
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of […]

Are you one of those at a loss on what kind of agribusiness they can embark on in 2018 even with little capital? Soymilk production may be the niche that will guarantee you financial freedom this year. Follow me i […]

The management of PIRAN Resources Limited, a South African firm that owns the concession that collapsed recently and trapped four workers for three days, has temporarily suspended mining activities in all their […]

Rice, Cotton Value Chain: The federal government is planning to spend N3.47 billion on the development of value chain of rice and cotton – the two areas government said it is determined to attain self- s […]

The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st (GCP21) century will on 17 April 2018 hold a world press conference to announce the fourth International Cassava Conference billed to take place in Cotonou, Benin in […]

Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu says the price of local rice will soon drop to N 10,000 a bag. He stated this at the opening of the two-day AgroNigeria High-Level Rice Conference yesterday in Abuja.
Bagudu noted […]

Rwanda Tuesday announced a ban on importation of sheep, goat and their products from Burundi following reports of a viral disease outbreak.
The agriculture minister, Gerardine Mukeshimana, in a statement said the […]

Dangote Flour Mills and other flour millers on Tuesday donated 50 units of multi-crop thresher machine worth N70 million to wheat farmers to boost Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in wheat production.
John C […]

Professor Jules Pretty is an author and academic whose work focuses on sustainable agriculture and the relationship between people and the land. He is on the Steering Committee for a new, […]

Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.

Kebbi Sate Governor, Atiku Bagudu on Tuesday said some foreign countries are waging economic warfare against Nigeria through rice importation at a cost cheaper than what is […]

The Southern African Governors of the African Development Bank have described the Bank as the future of Africa’s development, and called on it to lead the way to faster-paced development of the c […]

The introduction of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in August 2015 reduced the number of accounts managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from over 2000 to a little under 200, the […]