THE Agricultural Research Institute of Tanzania (TARI) has been urged to broaden its innovations to ensure farmers gain not only improved rice farming techniques but also essential knowledge to access ...

Rice farmers in Niger State participating in the Federal Government’s Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, have reported ...

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The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has distributed irrigation farming inputs to 5,000 Internally Displaced Person (IDP) returnees in Bama. Borno State governor Babagana Zulum The Borno ...

Japanese authorities have started culling around 50,000 chickens after a bird flu outbreak was reported at a farm in the northern Iwate region. This is the 19th such incident this season ...

More than 130 years after its inventor tried to introduce it in the U.S., whiskey made with a mold called koji is catching on in bars and stores. Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, a mold ...

“At the event, the senator distributed over 3,000 bags of rice to beneficiaries, including traditional rulers, religious leaders, political leaders, and market women, for onward distribution to ...