In today's times, agriculture is not just about crop production or livestock farming and associated activities. The challenges brought forth by ecological factors affecting the environment need to be a major consideration for any kind of farming activity. Farmers need to preempt environmental impact due to climate change and this is where modern technology comes … Continue reading APPLICATION OF COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE →

Facing climate change and nine billion mouths to feed by 2050, experts shared their thoughts on the future of food security.    A panel of experts joined readers online to discuss the future of sustainable agriculture in the face of changing weather driven by climate change and increasing competition for food. Here are 10 things … Continue reading SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE →

Digital agriculture or combines technology with detailed data to improve harvests while using fewer resources. Digital agriculture has the potential to transform how farmers produce a variety of crops.Digital agriculture employs the Internet of Things,  that explains how simple mechanical objects can be combined into a network to broaden understanding of that object. Farmers can adopt artificial intelligence optimize … Continue reading DIGITAL AGRICULTURE →

Agricultural extension has been provided primarily by the public sector in developing countries. In Nigeria, agricultural extension services have been dominated by Agricultural Development Programs (ADPs) funded through the World Bank loans, based in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the mid-1970s (Adebayo and Idowu, 2000). Agricultural extension agencies provide … Continue reading AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION →

What is Agriculture? Generally, agriculture is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for the benefits of man and its entire environment. It is the science or practice of farming including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool and many other products. Agriculture … Continue reading IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE →

Agricultural business is an interdisciplinary subject focusing on economics, policy and management as they relate to agriculture. Education in agricultural business can lead to a career in food production, business or government.                                  Inside Agricultural Business Agricultural business is an academic discipline concerned with the operation of agricultural activities, such as crop production, ranching and … Continue reading AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS →

As a Extension Agent, Our main thrust is to help farm families apply innovation to the day- to-day routine of farming,home making and other aspects of rural living. We work with rural farmer who considered tractors to be an ultimate technology. For them, a smart farm would sound like a fairy tale. What Is a … Continue reading SMART FARMING:THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE →

A rice paddy field in Nigeria     Agriculture is at the center of the  economy , providing the main source of livelihood for the majority of Nigerians. The farming sector of this West African country employs about 70 percent of the entire country’s labor force. Nigeria’s small farms produce 80 percent of the total food and … Continue reading AGRICULTURE →

Forestry is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests. Modern forestry generally concerns itself with assisting forests to provide timber as raw material for wood products; wildlife habitat; natural water quality regulation; recreation; … Continue reading FORESTRY →

outcome of tomato products in large quantitymarketing strategies in some Nigeria community Agricultural marketing is inferred to cover the services involved in moving an agricultural product from the farm to the consumer. It is also the planning, organizing, directing and handling of agricultural produce in such a way as to satisfy the farmer, producer and … Continue reading AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND VALUE CHAIN IN NIGERIA: PROBLEM AND PROSPECT →