Women are increasingly challenging social norms by forming farming cooperatives.

The initiative demonstrates how market systems development can create dignified and profitable employment opportunities ...

Amb. Lot Egopija, Consul-General of Nigeria in New York has described bee farming in as an<em> ”untapped gold mine</em>” in Nigeria capable of generating more ...

KWALKWALAWA, Nigeria — After two decades of working his farm in northwestern Nigeria, Umaru Muazu now struggles to find water for his crops. A murky puddle is all that remains of a river near his ...

THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and other stakeholders to sustain gains in Nigeria’s agricultural ...

Down a winding dirt track in a sleepy village in northern Nigeria lies a corn farm that looks much like the dozens that surround it. The difference is, this one is turning a profit. “I can barely lift ...

After selecting a suitable farm land, it is very important to select proper pig breeds/piglets. Because, profitability from pig farming in Nigeria mostly depends on selecting proper piglets. You can ...

Agriculture is a key sector in Nigeria, employing over a third of the population, but unpredictable weather makes farming uncertain. The TRIMING project expanded irrigation across 43,400 hectares, ...

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - At a state-of-the-art plant in northern Nigeria, shiny machines stand next to a conveyor belt ready to crush tomatoes to satisfy the country's insatiable demand for tomato ...

Chinese farming specialist Yang Xiugang helped farmers in Nigeria triple rice yields with his techniques and was given round-the-clock protection by the country's police force.