Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) says 1.8 million cattle, goats, and sheep will be vaccinated in this year’s annual livestock vaccination campaign in the state.
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The National Land Development Agency (NALDA) has expanded mechanized farming operations in Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, and Oyo States, in a strategic move to improve the nation’s agricultural sector.
Niger East senatorial district has been grappling with a persistent issue of low farm yields for quite a number of…
It is the dawn of a new administrative journey in Nigeria, and newly or reelected government representatives are taking the…
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The governors of the Northeast Nigeria have pledged to boost small scale irrigation farming to mitigate negative impact of climate change in the region.
Pesticides used in agriculture have long been the subject of controversy and misinformation – and the attention of regulators. Since before America’s first neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticide was registered in 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been continually assessing the risks of this vital class of pesticide on plants, humans, animals, and the environment. EPA’s science-based risk assessments are the basis for their reputation in agriculture as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly agrochemicals in use today.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian government, on Sunday, inaugurated the National Wheat Cultivation scheme in Auyo local government area of Jigawa, targeting 1,250,000 tonnes of yields in a total of 100,000 hectares of land.
Slow release fertilizers ( SLR) are those that release their nutrients in a gradual and controlled manner, better adapting to the demand of the plants and minimizing losses to the environment.