Agriculture

FG to create 1m jobs through eggs production — Minister

The Federal Government said on Tuesday egg  production, processing and marketing could create no fewer…

Ortom gives condition for support of FG’s ‘Cattle Colonies’

The Benue State Government said it will only support establishment of the proposed cattle colonies…

Nigeria to export of 480 tonnes of yams monthly in 2018

The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme says it is targeting the export of…

Osun to provide 250,000 cocoa seedlings for farmers

The Osun Government says it will provide 250,000 cocoa seedlings for sale to farmers in…

Farmers: Rice price to crash to N7000 in 4 months

Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), has assured Nigerians that the…

Kano to set up court for recovery of loans from farmers

The Kano State Government is to set up a mobile court to recover loans from…

Pork meat in spotlight as healthy protein source

While many people believe that pork is fatty as other meats and protein sources, stakeholders…

15m metric tonnes of rice produced this year – Nigerian farmers

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday said that it produced 15 million…

Importation of maize not banned- Minister

Minister of State for Agriculture , Sen. Heineken Lokpobri on Thursday said that there was…

FG: One million tonnes of rice waiting to be smuggled into Nigeria

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had uncovered more than one million tonnes of…