The Lagos State House of Assembly is deliberating on a bill to bar residents from owning wild animals like lions, snakes and others, The PUNCH has learnt. The…
Denmark’s parliament on Monday passed a law banning mink farming for a year, following the country’s controversial cull of all minks over a mutated strain of…
Xavio Dominico Imbabazi, is a 29-year old young owner of a company dubbed “Golden Insects Ltd” which has invested in farming different edible insects aiming at…
Pesticide poisonings on farms around the globe have risen dramatically since the last global assessments made 30 years ago. About 385 million cases of acute pesticide…
As losses and risks continue to bedevil the agricultural sector, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC, Monday, assured that farmers insured will receive payment of claims.…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Mr. Paul Ikonne has said rabbit farming could enhance the diversification agenda of the present administration…
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), has urged farmers in the country to key into its various insurance policies to improve the agriculture value chain. Mrs Folashade Joseph,…
Most people know that the cannabis business is hot property right now. With the use of medical marijuana now legal in more than 40 countries, including…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be conducting several livestock surveys through January, the Cattle Report, the Milk Productions Report, and…
Five new cassava varieties developed with support from NextGen Cassava have been approved for release in Nigeria. This was contained in a recent report by NextGen…
Five new cassava varieties developed with support from NextGen Cassava have been approved for release in Nigeria. This was contained in a recent report by NextGen…
The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released a new 18 high-yielding crop varieties to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s nine-point…
Lagos State government has commended farmers for their contributions, hard work and vigour in ensuring that the food supply chain was not broken especially during the…
The Executive Director/ Chief of Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Segun Awolowo has said the council was poised to improve the quality…
The National Agricultural Seeds Council, NASC, on Friday, expressed optimism over a policy document on seeds production and management to serve as a reference point in…
Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of flooding on livelihoods, three UN agencies called on Friday for immediate…
Bird flu has been detected at chicken farms in the western Japanese prefectures of Tokushima and Miyazaki, leading to the culling of tens of thousands of…
MUSHROOM, medicinal cannabis and cut flowers are among three alternative crops which could be grown successfully in the South of Scotland. That’s the conclusion of a…