The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has warned Nigerians to desist from using carbide to ripen bananas due to its health implications. The General Manager, NIHORT Ventures Limited, Dr. Joel Akinfisoye, gave the warning during a four-day women and youth empowerment programme in horticulture, plantain and banana establishment and telfairia production, in Lafia, Nasarawa State.…

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the United States of America on routine testing of food products before export and provision of adequate equipment for the task. The Director/Chief Executive Officer of the institute, Dr. Lawal Attanda, who stated this during the visit of the…

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), has warned banana sellers to desist from using carbide to ripen bananas because of its health implications. The General Manager, NIHORT Ventures Limited, Dr Joel Akinfisoye, made this known at a four-day women and youth empowerment programme in horticulture, plantain and banana establishment and telfairia production. Dr Akinfisoye stated…

As part of moves to curb post-harvest losses and improve revenue generation among tomato farmers, a total of 50 agribusiness owners in Ondo State received training from the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT).

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State, has distributed Okro seeds and pesticides patented and produced by the institute to Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) and non-governmental

The Federal Government has vowed to stop the smuggling of food from the country, in order to attain self-sufficiency and food security goals.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, says the Federal Government is working with the Nigeria Customs Service and other agencies to stop the smuggling of food out of Nigeria.

Federal Government, at the weekend, expressed concern over failure by farmers to meet yearly target of three million metric tonnes of tomato for citizens, describing the current produce of 2.3 million metric tonnes as grossly inadequate.

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, last week, trained and empowered women and youths farmers in capacity building and investment in fishery, poultry ...

Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, has commended the giant stride of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in agriculture development. Olaniyan spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan, on the assessment of two years of Gov. Makinde-led government in the state. “In the past…

Delta State Government has assured of securing Central Bank of Nigeria’s agricultural loans for over 1,300 youths and women farmers, to boost the production of essential cooking ingredients, such as Tomato, Telfairia, and others with nutritional values.

In a remark, he described as ‘Listen, Invest and Help Others,’ Director of Research, the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr Lawrence Taiwo-Olajide