The Farming season is here. The usual routine is to head to the farms and engage in land preparation and planting. How about harnessing technology that we take for granted for the good of our farms. The humble smart phone has morphed from a device we use to stay in touch to a supercomputer we carry ...

Chickens need protein in their diets. They get these from worms and insects. Chickens may need up to 18% crude protein in their diet and might as well supplement this themselves by looking out for that. See this site for more details on the protein requirement of chickens. https://www.nap.edu/read/2...

I have witnessed frustrations as a job seeker trekking the streets of big cities looking for a job. Though I have a job now that is being complimented with agriculture, i can relate to the story of this young graduate lady. but her redemption that is the key lesson here for the teaming mass of our c...

A writer on Aljazeera has an interesting take on this debate. I cannot but agree with most of what he wrote here so I am bringing it here to help shed some ligt Nigeria's 'cattle colony' problem Since the New Year, more than 80 people have been killed in clashes between nomadic herdsmen and farmers ...

In addition to the ban on Nigerian beans which the EU insist is still banned from the continent, about 24 food products have been rejected by the EU NAFDAC says EU rejected 24 Nigeria exported products in 2016 The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says European U...

are there nutritional differences or just marketing efizy?

And the discussion continues Groups criticise Nigerian agency on genetically modified cassava Some civic groups have criticised a decision of a government regulatory agency on genetically modified cassava. The Health of Mother Health Foundation, HOMEF, and its partners said the decision by the Niger...

Failure of "research institutes" for palm research Nigeria’s palm oil import: How NIFOR failed on its mandate The formal mandate of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research is to conduct research into the production and products of oil palm and other palms of economic importance and transfer its...

With the support or ranching sweeping the nation, opportunities for pasture production are rising. Why Nigeria should invest in grass production download.jpg The southward migration of herdsmen propelled by effects of climate change and desert encroachment, competition for land resources between her...

We are moving forward. Agrictech startup gets $1m for local farmers. Nigeria’s ‘first’ agrictech startup gets $1m for local farmers Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, says it has closed-in on seed funding...