Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Methyl bromide use for crop pest control acceptable in Nigeria – NAQS

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has denied claim by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) that methyl bromide for crop...

admin - February 27, 2019

Renewable Energy

Solar energy is the cheapest way to light up Africa, says expert

The Executive Director of Power Smart, Mr Deji Sura, says solar energy is the cheapest means to light up Africa and an uninterrupted power supply to...

admin - February 26, 2019

Cover

CIFOR, FOERDIA renew collaborative relationship

The long history between the Forestry and Environmental Research Development and Innovation Agency of the Government of Indonesia (FOERDIA)and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) stretches back to...

admin - February 26, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Don warns farmers against cultivation with early rain

A lecturer in the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Michael Uguru, has warned farmers in Nsukka and its environs not to begin...

admin - February 26, 2019

Agric & Biotech

55,000 farmers targeted as dry season rice farming kicks off

The North East Commodity Association (NECAS) has flagged off the NECAS/CBN/BOA, Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) dry season rice farming, targeting 55,000 farmers across the six states. Alhaji...

admin - February 26, 2019

Land Degradation

Indonesia struggles to curb forest fire as haze chokes over 1,700 residents

Indonesia has engaged aircraft, troops and volunteers to curb the fire that has razed forest and plantation areas in several regencies in Sumatra’s Riau province, a...

admin - February 26, 2019

Climate Change

Germany’s hospitality, wholesale, foreign trade sectors in joint climate scheme

Germany has unveiled a joint climate protection project by the hospitality industry as well as wholesale and foreign trade, which is funded by the Federal Environment...

admin - February 26, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Ghanaian seed expert, others laud approval of BT Cowpea in Nigeria

The approval of BT Cowpea for eventual commercial cultivation in Nigeria has been described as “a development that answers the important issue of the...

admin - February 25, 2019

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