Daudu Wakili has been a fisherman since childhood. He believes he is not an ordinary fisherman, at least according to the tradition in his native Kebbi State. Participating in the famous annual Argungu Fishing Festival is the ultimate goal of…

About 2,700 pheasants would be culled on a Danish poultry farm near the German border after bird flu was detected, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said on Wednesday. The cull was ordered out of animal welfare concerns and to…

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), has said the implementation of its “Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples Project (SNIPS)” in Nigeria is helping to promote climate resilient and nutritious staple foods across major states in Nigeria. The organisation revealed…

When asked about his favourite pangolin story, Francois Meyer, a pangolin release specialist, tells the story of Ally. After being rescued from the illegal trade, Ally – an expectant female Temminck’s ground pangolin – was reintroduced into the wild and…

The gains on foreign investments recorded from Vice President Kashim Shettima’s visit to the United States swelled again, as an American company, John Deere, has resolved to set up a tractor assembly plant in Nigeria. Details of the company’s interest…

It is late August and Illiyasu Atawame is milking his cows at his hut in Jigawar Tsada, a village on the outskirts of Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. The manual routine has been a key part of his practice in…

Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said the new maize variety, ‘Tela maize’, will save the country over $268 million it loses to fall armyworms annually. READ MORE In an effort to enhance massive food production and nutrition…

It is the season of rice paddy harvesting in Nigeria, and many farmers have commenced the process of harvesting, parboiling and bagging their commodities this year. Despite grappling with uncertainty due to fluctuating weather patterns recorded through drought and excess…

Agricultural experts, on Thursday, suggested ways to upscale innovations and technologies for food system transformation in Nigeria amidst changing weather patterns in the country. The experts spoke during a panel session themed “Scaling Innovations and technologies for food system transformation”…

Our correspondent, Abdulkareem Mojeed, under his Mongabay conservation reporting fellowship, recently interviewed Nnimmo Bassey, director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an ecological think tank advocating for socio-ecological justice and food sovereignty in Nigeria. The conversation took place…

FG mulls disbursement of N2.5 trillion to tackle farmers/herders conflict In a bid to find a lasting solution to the lingering farmers/herders conflicts that has negatively impacted the agriculture sector, Nigeria is set to raise over N2.5 trillion, within the…

Farmer Musa Yakubu rushed home with his climbing rope slung across his shoulders and an axe in his hand, to attend to an emergency on a wet Saturday afternoon in September. Mr Yakubu, a 34-year-old farmer at Saimami, a village…

The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States have started preparations for irrigation farming to boost food production. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said he has already deployed 313 tractors to assist farmers in rural areas across the…

The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, says the federal government is granting 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive production of the grain in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria…

Much worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, despite global efforts to control methane, emissions continue soaring. With over a third stemming from fossil fuels production and operation, oil majors – led by Shell – publicly claim to be reducing…