Tag Archives: Ahmadu Bello University

ABU trains Bakolori farmers on rice techniques 

The Institute for Agricultural Research of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is training 1,000 Bakolori farmers on new farming techniques tagged, “System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Rice Production.” Sunday T Abu, an academic, who presented a paper at an inception  workshop on innovative research for testing and promotion of rice intensification practices organised for Bakolori rice farmers, said that ...

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Herdsmen-farmers crisis: FG set for cattle colonies

The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that has indicated interest to establish them. It was reported that the mixed reactions that have trailed the proposal for cattle colonies. Some states like Benue and Taraba, which have experienced clashes between farmers and herdsmen, have rejected the proposal, while others like Kogi supported it. ...

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