A pig farmer, Mr Fortune Alabi, said in Lagos on Saturday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the breeding and selling of pigs, following the lockdown caused by the disease. Alabi made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Saturday in Lagos, while speaking on trends in the agriculture […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja With the impact of novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, on food production including climate change, the Vice President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG, Emmanuel Ijewere, has stated how agricultural research institutions can boost food and agribusiness in the country. Speaking on a telephone chat with Vanguard, Ijewere also asserted that most agricultural […]

The Conference of Directors of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission has called for the provision of storage facilities to prevent wastage of farm produce. They made the call on Wednesday at the closing ceremony of a two-day workshop held at Alayande Teachers Resource Centre, Samonda in Ibadan. The […]

The Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Environment, Dr. Evelyn Aluta, has said that a tree would produce the equivalent of $73 air conditioning, $75 of erosion control, $75 of wildlife control and $50 of air pollution reduction.

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has attributed the recent hike in the price of locally processed rice to the upcoming festive season, vendors and off-takers. The Deputy National President of RIFAN, Mr Segun Atho, told the Newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that many rice vendors were stocking the commodity ahead of the Yuletide. […]