Farming

Somalia has long suffered from food insecurity. Years of civil war, frequent droughts and recent flooding have led to malnutrition. However, a new crop of young and ambitious farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs are driving an…

As rises in temperatures affect different aspects of people's lives, in Egypt, climate change is affecting the Nile River, a water supply source that 10 countries rely on for their crops and power, as a result, some Egyptian farmers have…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has attributed the huge loss of agricultural produce in the country to farmers' non-adherence to its weather prediction information. The NiMET Head of Climate Services Unit, Adeleke Oyegade,…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised alarm over imminent flooding, advising residents, particularly farmers in flood-prone areas in Anambra state, South-east Nigeria, to harvest and…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has highlighted the need for farmers in Taraba State to have access to credit facilities in order to boost production. The IFAD State Programme Coordinator, Mr Irimiya Musa,…

The Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Kano State, Northern Nigeria, has partnered with AFEX, the first private sector commodities exchange and tech-enabled Agriculture Company,…

The Governor of Kaduna State, North-west Nigeria, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has called on citizens of the State to get involved in agricultural practices to crash the rising food prices and reduce the hunger scourge in Nigeria. El-Rufai…

About 300 fish farmers in Lagos State have received free storage and food preservation facilities including smoking kilns and iced-fish boxes from the Federal Government. The facilities were presented at the Lagos State Agricultural…

The Executive Director/ Chief Executive of Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Dr. Olufemi Oladunni, has proffered solutions to the hike in prices of food stuff and other food items across the…

Researchers in the country have been urged to develop genetic improvement of indigenous cattle herds to help boost local production of cattle milk and meat for consumption as well as develop the subsector. Stakeholders in the livestock…