German agriculture boss endorses foreign investment in African farming
Founder of Amatheon Agri, Carl Heinrich Bruhn’s perception of Africa used to be mostly negative. “I came from this typical view Europeans have of...
Irrigation: FG, Lower River Niger making efforts to feed nation in Kwara
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Ilorin
Most of Africa’s farming system record a boom during the raining season when dry season continues to be the resting period...
Fishermen decry activities of sand dredgers on Lagos Lagoon
Stories by Mohammed Kandi with agency reports
The Ajomode Fisherman Association in Ijede, Ikorodu, near Lagos, on Friday appealed to the Lagos state government to...
80% of cassava farmers in Niger access FG’s N1.2bn loan – Association
Chairman, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association in Niger, Alhaji Sule Garba, has said that 80 per cent of its members in the state have accessed...
Agric ministry targets 75,000 hectres for wheat cultivation under ATA – Adesina
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said 75,000 hectares would be cultivated with wheat in the next farming season...
