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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says it has commenced the training of 1,110 extension agents in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisations…

The project Manager, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Lateef Sanni has called for a synergy between the institute and private organizations in the agricultural value chain for them to tap into…

The Commissioner for Environment in  Akwa Ibom State, Mr Charles Udoh, has restated the state government’s commitment to tackling environmental challenges in the interest of public health. Udoh told newsmen in Uyo, the state capital, on…

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has said that it would prioritize agricultural trade issues in Nigeria to help the country circumvent its economic difficulties and transit from an oil and gas-based economy. Newly-elected…

A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that the rise in the cost of foods (and other non-agric items) has pushed the country’s inflation rate to 17.33 percent in February 2021. The NBS said on Tuesday that food…

Djam Wilfred Chiatoh is a fish farmer from the central region of Cameroon. He is also an animal production specialist but, after 12 years of poultry, pig, and rabbit farming, coupled with a loss of over 2,000 pigs to African swine fever, he…

The Robs4Crops project is to accelerate the shift towards the large-scale implementation of robotics and automation in European farming. With a € 7.9 million budget funded by the European Union, the project represents a high-tech revolution…

The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has called for unity and decisiveness to tackle the unabated farmer herders crisis in the country. Tinubu, in a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Tunde…

Nigeria is on the verge of establishing a National Livestock Hospital following the signing of an agreement with Morocco, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Sabo Nanono has said. The Minister made this known…

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has received the report of the House Joint Committee on Housing and Environment / Health on a Bill for a Law to Establish the Nasarawa State Waste Management and Sanitation Authority (NASWAMSA) and for…