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Following the devastating impact of Tuta Absoluta outbreak on tomato farms in the country, an agriculture firm has advised farmers to embrace bio-organic solution to combat its spread on their farms.

Two months after the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative commenced across the country, farmers in some states are yet to access the much-hyped fertiliser, and where available...

The training, which came at the onset of cassava planting season, was conducted in partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike; National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC); and the Abia State Agricultural Development Program.

The Lagos State government has acquired 500 hectares of land in Eluju-mowo, along Itoikin-Epe road for Farm Estate Initiative, to address the various challenges facing agriculture in the state.

Uplifting youths through agriculture (UYOTA), an organisation committed to promoting and improving lives of people at the grassroots, is partnering traditional rulers to improve the standard of living of their people through agriculture.

The Michigan State University (MSU), in partnership with MasterCard Foundation has launched a five-year AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab to increase youth employment in Nigeria and Tanzania.

With rising cost of yam, rice, garri, yam flour and other food crops, Nigerians are desperately looking for alternatives to overcome the current economic crunch. One of the food items gaining attention at the moment is Cocoyam.

Following the recent policy review by the Federal Government in the maritime sector, which guarantees the right of importers to choose terminals or ports of their choice for discharge of their cargo, major operators in Nigeria’s oil .....

The Lagos Leather Fair is the first of its kind and a private initiative borne out of the need to draw attention to the untapped possibilities within the leather industry, identify the current challenges and discuss possible innovative solutions to move the industry forward.

The development is part of YieldWise, Rockefeller Foundation’s $130m initiative launched in January 2016, aimed at reducing food loss by at least 50 per cent by 2030 in representative value chains.

The Director General/CEO of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, has advocated better use of climate information in agriculture to rebuild the sector and make it sustainable.

Fish remains the cheapest source of good protein in the diet of a greater population of Nigerians, and its quality, in terms of nutritional value is impressive because of its rich display of amino acids.