IITA Director General, Dr Sanginga addresses presidential delegation from Sudan seeking collaboration on cassava transformation

…As Sudan and IITA sign MoU

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga 

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga said today that a collaboration between IITA and Sudan will put smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern African country.

Soil fertility - can you afford to ignore it?

Taking soil samples is essential to establish baseline fertility

Albert Einstein once said “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result”.

female farmer decries presidential fertilizer distribution

Mrs Comfort Sunday

A woman farmer in the Federal Capital Territory, Mrs Comfort Sunday has called on the attention of government over the insincerity displayed on the distribution and sales of fertilizers as against the promises made to the farmers on easy accessibility and affordability especially through the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative programme created to aid increase in productivity.

NGO emphasizes role of extension services in agric

Meeting cross session

A non-governmental organisation, Action Aid of Nigeria has lamented the absence of extension agents in the agricultural sector in the country. This was disclosed during the dissemination of assessment of government expenditure on agriculture/community score cards on smallholder farmers’ access to extension services held in Abuja.

NASC,PERL-Advocacy group partner to enhance seeds’quality

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 The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learning (PERL) advocacy group have agreed to work together in principle towards ensuring formulation of appropriate policies and effective performance to make the sub sector work efficiently for national food security.

Watch: Maggots on calves - more hardship for farmers from the drought

 Maggots on calves

The extremely dry weather during the summer has tested farmers in many ways, including bringing new animal health problems to the farm.

New Zealand to cull 120,000 cows and spend €522m in bid to eradicate cattle disease

Cows

New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will spend more than NZ$880 million (€522 million) in a bid to eradicate the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

Aphicides aren't what they used to be and are wiping out the good guys

Aphicides

It seems that many growers have put their faith in winter crops this year. There is hardly a stubble field left in places, such is the amount of progress made.

Press Release-- Jigawa Govt, farmers agree there are challenges in seed supply system

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Both the government and farmers in Jigawa State have agreed that there were problems with the seed processing and supply system with regards to quality, quantity and timeliness of availability, in the state.

Pictures speak today @ the opening ceremony, 25th regular meeting of the National Council on waterresources where 2018 action papers will be presented to the members for approval and implementation to achieving “ increased investment for accelerated coverage of water supply and sanitation in Nigeria”

Pictures speak today @ the opening ceremony, 25th regular meeting of the National Council on waterresources where 2018 action papers will be presented to the members for approval and implementation to achieving “ increased investment for accelerated coverage of water supply and sanitation in Nigeria”

 Pictures speak today @ the opening ceremony, 25th regular meeting of the National Council on water resources where 2018 action papers will be presented to the members for approval and implementation to achieving “ increased investment for accelerated coverage of water supply and sanitation in Nigeria”