Dry season Farming

The Agriculture & Rural Development Secretariat in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has set up an Inter-Departmental Committee on Irrigation as part of efforts to boost Agricultural Production in the…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has said that it will commence dry season farming in the country’s worst affected nine states in Nigeria – Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger,…

The Minister of  Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar has flagged-off  the distribution of Agricultural Inputs and quality seeds to encourage smallholders farmers in Plateau State and boost production. The Minister…

Ene Okwanihe, Jigawa In line with ongoing efforts to bridge the national deficit in wheat production in the country and reduce importation, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat…

The Cross River Basin Development Authority has said its dry season farming programme is an attempt to revolutionaries the farming calendar for an all-year-round engagement of farmers in the catchment. The Managing Director of the…

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has partnered with the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University in Kano (CDA-BUK) to train farmers on Drip Irrigation System. The Deputy Director, Irrigation Agriculture…

The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched the distribution of variety of farm inputs to 1, 200 irrigation farmers for food production in the dry season, in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local…

The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) says it is now set to commence the 2020/2021 dry season farming with a target to cultivate about 400,000 hectares in twenty-two states across Nigeria to ensure availability of maize all year…