Cocoa Production in Ondo State
Ondo State is located in the South-Western part of Nigeria. It is bounded by Ekiti and Kogi states in the north, Edo State in the east, Delta State in the southeast, Osun and Ogun states in the west, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south. The state falls within the rainforest agro-ecological zone. Agriculture is […]
Did You Know? 6 Agricultural Products of Ekiti State
Ekiti State is located in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state is in the rainforest belt with a temperature range of 21°c to 28°c. Topographically, Ekiti State is mainly an upland zone rising above 250 metres above sea level. Agriculture is the major occupation of the people. In fact, the 16 administrative local […]
Agritech Focus: All about Verdant Agritech
Verdant Agritech aims to become Nigeria’s biggest reservoir of useful agricultural data. It also wants to connect the country’s farmers, input providers, extension officers, NGOs, and financial institutions to create one large value-multiplying ecosystem. It’s a project ambitious enough to inspire the starriest eyed but daunting enough to shoo off the bravest hearts. The present […]
Agritech Focus: All About Farm Cafe
For many of us, farms are the last front on which we’re able to have prolonged contact with nature; even if it’s only a remodeled version of nature, fashioned to fill our bellies and clothe our bodies. It has been this way for a long, long while. But over time, it has become more shaped […]
The Agbekoya Revolt of 1968/69
Between 1968 and 1969, while the civil war was ongoing in Eastern Nigeria between Biafran Forces and the Nigerian Armed Forces, an uprising led by Agbekoya farmers exploded into a full-blown revolt which had been brewing since the early ’60s in most Western Region communities. Agbekoya is literally a coinage from Yoruba meaning “farmers who […]
Websites We Love: So Fresh
Think of hygienic, freshly prepared and healthy food delivered to your doorstep and you have ‘So Fresh’. So Fresh was born out of the need to cater to the growing audience of health-conscious Nigerians who are in need of fresh supplies of fruits and organic produce on a regular basis. Since its launch by Abimbola […]
How FarmCrowdy Became Nigeria’s Top Agritech Startup
The vast majority of Nigeria’s 38 million farmers grow crops and rear livestock and poultry on a relatively small scale. For them, the seasonal nature of agriculture is a big constraint. Revenues come in at specific periods of the year, but these periods are often too far apart, and the funds from the previous season’s […]
Tuface Reacts To Benue Violence
Innocent “Tuface” Idibia has spoken up about the killings in his state of origin, Benue State. Reacting to a Channels TV report about the fresh spate of attacks in the state, which left several people dead and many wounded, Tuface tweeted: “This is getting ridiculous. Shameful.” It is not the first time the artiste is […]
Concerning Clashes between Herdsmen and Farmers in Nigeria
The degree of carnage that has beset agriculture in Nigeria, occasioned by the unchecked malfeasance of herdsmen cannot be quantified in monetary and economic terms. Why are their numbers increasing and their attendant damages escalating? The reason could be linked to the increase in global temperatures (global warming) and droughts in the sub-Saharan terrain. But […]
Ogun State Farmers Receive Training on Seed Production
The Agricultural Media Resource and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) have partnered with the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) to educate 150 farmers in Imala, Ogun State on the nuances of effective production of high quality maize and cowpea seeds. The Director of AMREC, Prof Carolyn Afolami, said at […]
Shell Rejects Liability Claim For The Oil Spills In Nigeria
There have long been cries for help from the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, due to environmental degradation. We witnessed the slow poisoning of the waters of this country and the destruction of vegetation and agricultural land by oil spills which occur during petroleum operations. But since the inception of the oil industry in Nigeria, […]