Researchers develop new wheat variety

wheat variety

Nigerian researchers and their partners from Tunisia and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed a new wheat variety suitable for cultivation in Nigeria.

Erisco calls for ban on tomato paste importation

The President and Chief Executive of Erisco, Chief Eric Umeofia

Erisco Foods Limited has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of tomato paste into the country to encourage further investments in agricultural industry.

AfSIS Phase II To Promote New Methods In Agriculture, Soil Mgt

 Soil Mgt

The soil disposition of an environment can make or mar the efforts of a farmer, hence the efforts of the government, with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to review the African Soil Information System towards achieving reliable soil information, Ruth Tene Natsa writes.

USAID Trains 2 Million Nigerian Households in New Farming Methods

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that two million Nigerian households are undergoing training on various farming methods in order to increase productivity in farming and moving small-time farmers to commercial level farmers,Thisday Newspapers Reports.

Corps member dies of Lassa fever in Kaduna

Lassa fever

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Dr. Ogboji Kelechi, has died of Lassa fever in Kaduna State.

AfDB to boost Nigeria’s cassava, sorghum and rice production with $174m

Akinwumi Adesina

African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Federal Government will spend $174m on production of rice, sorghum and cassava in Nigeria under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme-Phase 1 (ATASP-1).

Genetically modified cotton, cowpea to be available in Nigeria by 2018 -- Official

cowpea

Abuja, March 4, 2016 (NAN)The National Bio-Safety Management Agency (NBMA) says genetically modified cotton and cowpea will be made available in the Nigerian markets as from 2018.

Discover the Norwegian Miracle Seafood: Skrei

Chef Espen Larsen with his Skrei dish at Legal Sea Foods. Photo: Urd Milbury

The popular East Coast seafood restaurant chain Legal Sea Foods is serving up a rare Norwegian treat during the month of March: skrei. Only the best migrating Norwegian cod are classified as skrei.

Farmers Urge Govt To Distribute Fertiliser Via Text Messages

Farmers

Some farmers in Hadejia, Jigawa have called on Jigawa government to distribute fertilisers using the Short Message Service (SMS), to guard against diversion of the commodities.

Leverage On Growing Population To Grow More Food – Ogbeh

Chief Audu Ogbeh,

The minister of agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country could put the growing population into good use by increasing local production of food crops.