THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava and other eight commodities on the continent. The nine commodities include: cassava, rice, maize, sorghum/millet, wheat,...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said Nigeria’s agricultural export earnings have increased by 180 percent, reaching over N5 billion in the last year. Ogbeh, said this in Abuja when the ministry signed a Memorandum of...
One of the biggest challenges that confront beans and grains farmers and merchants in the country is how to effectively control weevils and beetles in their stored products. This has led to the indiscriminate use of excessive chemicals by many grain farmers and...
Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable or starch.
As a maize farmer, good yield determines how profitable your farm can be; so learning how to increase your crop yield is key to your success and sustainability. Consider the following steps for increased maize yield: Choose good seed varieties Having quality seeds is...
An animal scientist, Dr. Abiodun Kehinde, has identified snail farming as a veritable means of job creation and wealth generation in the country. Kehinde, the Provost, Federal College of Wildlife, New Bussa, Niger, said this at a three-day workshop on Giant Africa...
“As the rains pound various parts of the country, many tomato farmers are losing their crop on the farm due to diseases or their produce after harvesting. Hesborn Amukambwa is a seeds agronomist, western region, at Amiran Kenya. He spoke to Elizabeth Ojina on how...
Scientists studying corn seedlings believe that they send signals under the soil, advising each other of the proximity of other plants Plants use their roots to “listen in” on their neighbors, according to research that adds to evidence that plants have their own...
Organic agriculture is key to Nigeria’s economic development, Dr Benoy Berry, the chairman and founder of CONTEC Global has said. Dr Berry, who disclosed this when he was honoured with an award by the Nigeria Youth Congress (NYC), said organic agriculture...
In Nassarawa, Benue and Plateau states the Bank of Industry (BOI) has signed an agreement with OXFAM for the disbursement of Two Hundred Million Naira (N200, 000,000) to OXFAM’s Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA). The funding was part of the Federal...