Agriculture
Nigeria’s 64th independence amid shackles of food insecurity
Onome Amuge The 1960s marked a period of agricultural prosperity in Nigeria, with the sector boasting iconic crops that symbolised…
Cluster Farming: Frontier for a resurgent Nigerian agriculture
Onome Amuge As the Nigerian government scrambles to address the growing threat of food insecurity through the implementation of the…
Reviving forgotten foods to fuel agric. sustainability, climate resilience
Onome Amuge Amid the search for effective remedies to the devastating effects of food and climate crises in Africa, an…
Keeping pests at bay: Key to sustainable agriculture in Nigeria’s urban areas
Onome Amuge Nigeria, with its vast expanse of rural land dedicated to agriculture, is facing an increasingly urgent need to…
AfDB’s Adesina worries for Nigeria’s agriculture over food import policy
Business a.m. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has cautioned Nigeria against the potentially devastating impact…
Cross River invests N6bn, begins massive cultivation of farm produce
Clears 12,000 ha for rice, cassava, maize, wheat To engage 4,000 as onboarding out-growers Ben Eguzozie, in Calabar Cross…
