THE Government and farmers across the country have expressed excitement over the significant improvement in the state of crops and livestock in response to the good rains being received in many areas ...

Stung by a steep price crash (wheat) and an equally massive crop collapse (like cotton, maize and rice) this year, farmers are not very hopeful for the next one either. They believe that ...

While maize could be removed using mechanical cultivators, cotton cultivation requires manpower. “One worker who will be paid ₹225, can take about six kg of cotton in day’s work.

THE Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Irrigation Development, Dr Anxious Masuka, is expected to visit Isla ...

many farmers opted for more profitable crops like sugarcane and maize, further reducing the cotton cultivation area.” He emphasized the urgent need for reforms to revive the cotton sector.

Experts are divided over the use of Genetically Modified Organic (GMO) foods in Nigeria. While some say GMO foods are harmful ...

India stands at a crucial juncture in its journey towards achieving food and nutritional security. Time is ripe to ...

The Biotechnology Society of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government at all levels to invest massively in Genetic ...

He also alleged that the Congress government failed to provide the promised Rs 500 bonus for 10 different crops, including paddy, cotton, maize, and red gram. The BJP state president said that the ...

According to the NAC, production of important crops declined 11.2% in the first quarter due to reduction in the yield of cotton, maize, rice, and sugarcane. Major driver for a -11.2% growth in the ...