Groundnut farmers in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria, have only recently harvested their crops, but they say they are currently facing challenges. They said some of the challenges facing them include foreign exchange, poor purchasing power of consumers, among others. “Groundnut farmers in
Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Kaduna State Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, on Wednesday said that the institute would soon release 10 new high-yielding maize varieties. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the director disclosed this at a two-day “Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting, 2017’’ held at the institute at Samaru,