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FG inaugurates facilities for Agric training institute

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has inaugurated the regional offices and hostels for Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute...

Katsina rice farmers begin harvest despite obstacles

Despite some difficulties encountered by rice farmers in Katsina State, early planters have begun to smile to the bank as the state's harvest begins. Farmers...

IsDB VP, Mansur Mukhtar pays surprise visit to KSADP Office

Islamic Development Bank Vice President, Dr. Mansur Mukhtar, during the weekend, paid a surprise visit to the office of Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project,...

Kano CARES project distributes solar-powered water pumps to farmers

The Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme, a Word Bank assisted-project, has bought solar-powered water pumps, worth N33 million, for distribution to...

High cost of fertiliser threatens food security – Farmers cries out

Farmers in Nigeria have bemoaned the high cost of fertiliser and expressed concern that the situation is threatening food security in the country. The farmers...

Abuja poultry farmers worry over high cost of feeds

Some poultry farmers in Abuja have expressed worry over various challenges they are facing in their poultry business. The farmers, in separate interviews with the...

Agric Ministry dismisses N18.9bn ‘bush clearing’ claims

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says it did not spend N18.9 billion on bush clearing contract during COVID-19 lockdown. The Director of...

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