The Federal Government says it is targeting the production of eight million tonnes of paddy by rice farmers across the country in 2018 wet season. Chi...
Scientists Speed Up Multiplication Of Cassava Planting Materials
Scientists working on cassava breeding are now using the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to rev up the propagation of clean cassava plan...
Nigerian Finance Minister Wants IITA And Govt To Roll Out Youth Agric Program Nationally
The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Honorable Kemi Adeosun, says the country will benefit by signing up for the African Development Bank funded ENABLE Y...
IITA Trains 105 Spray Service Providers On Cassava Weed Management
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture led Cassava Weed Management Project has trained 105 spray service providers on herbicides applicat...
Federal Government To Empower Youths With N59.7bn Agriculture Scheme
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says that the Federal Government would launch N59.7 billion Youth-In-Agriculture Scheme in Sept...