Agro exports fall 36% to N803bn in Q2
By Cynthia AloNigeria’s agricultural export earnings fell by 36.09 per cent year-on-year to N802.99 billion in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) from N1.26 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (Q2 ’25), latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown.The figure also represents a 31.51 per cent decline from the N1.17 […]
Ministry of Agric moves to vaccinate livestock with 2m free doses in North East
Following prevention of possible outbreak of transboundary animal diseases, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Friday, moved to vaccinate livestock with 2 million vaccines in the North East region
Nat’l Pasture Development Programme’ll reduce herder/farmer conflicts — FG
The Federal Government, weekend, assured that the new National Pasture Development Programme, NAPDEP, will reduce herder-farmer conflicts across the country
ICRC assist over 50,000 IDP farmers with 2mmt of seeds, others
The International Committee of The Red Cross, ICRC, has disclosed of assisting vulnerable farmers amongst Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, with 2 million metric tonnes of seeds and other inputs in over six States
Nigeria stands to make N46 billion profit annually from PBR Cowpea yield — IAR
The Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research, (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU), Professor Mohammad F. Ishyaku has said that Nigeria stands to make profit of N46 billion annually as a result of the yield margin from the Pod Bore Resistant, PBR Cowpea variety
FG considers drip irrigation
As food prices continue to soar, the Federal Government, disclosed considering drip irrigation for food production…
