Friday, April 17, 2026
Cotton extends gains into Friday futures trade, adds 0.3% as corn flags
Of the two notable commodities’ gainers Thursday – corn and cotton – only cotton managed to extend gains into Friday...
Read moreDetailsNigeria records 54.9% q-o-q growth in value of agric. exports in Q4 2017
The value of agricultural goods exports for the fourth and last quarter of 2017 increased by 54.9 percent quarter-on-quarter to...
Read moreDetailsFish production shortfall costs Nigeria N125bn in imports
The shortfall in the production of aquaculture and artisanal fish has left Nigeria with a huge expenditure on the products’...
Read moreDetailsCotton futures appreciate 0.6% as grains, corn remain weak on nervy expectations
Cotton futures made an appreciable start Thursday adding 0.6 percent to 83.39 cents a pound in New York, with grains...
Read moreDetailsEU planned 25% payback tariff to hurt US products, including agricultural produce
About $950 million worth of US agricultural products, including orange juice, bourbon whiskey and corn, could suffer from a 25...
Read moreDetailsNigerian farmers’ nightmare refuses to go away
For two weeks, Chitola Roberts- Agbaje watched the abundant harvest of her plantain farm rot away in acute dejection. She...
Read moreDetailsNigerian govt. orders ministries, department, agencies to fast track fertilizer Initiative
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday ordered ministries, departments, and agencies to work for the success of his administration’s fertiliser initiative. Buhari...
Read moreDetailsAgriculture, SMEs need enabling policies to thrive, says former president of Nigerian economists
By Temitayo Ayetoto Agriculture and small-scale enterprises in Nigeria need enabling policies for them to thrive and help the government...
Read moreDetailsKnowledge gap preventing youths from embracing agriculture
By Temitayo Ayetoto As tech-savvy youths gather at the Social Media Week session on fusing agricultural practices with opportunities in...
Read moreDetailsDry season farming under threat from delay in GES input supply
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kaduna State chapter has raised the alarm over the non-supply of farm input...
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