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Biosafety agency validates guidelines for safe GMO importation

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has validated its National Biosafety Guidelines on Low-Level Presence (LLP) to ensure that only approved Genetically Modified Organisms...

Food security: Govt seeks media partnership on sustainable agricultural practices

The Federal Government has called on the media to mobilise, educate and sensitise the Nigerians on the need to embrace agriculture and promote food...

Govt will deploy drones to maximise agricultural output – Kyari

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, said the Federal Government would deploy technology for all-year round...

The role of science, technology in growing food-secure Nigeria

Nigeria is in dire need of a food revolution, driven by cutting-edge research in food science. Food science researchers say that the science of food...

African leaders pledge new strategy to fight hunger, boost farming

African heads of state gathered in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday, January 12, 2025, to adopt new agricultural policies aimed at transforming the continent's food...

Stop demonising GMO products, expert cautions anti-GMO activists

TELA/BMSS Project Manager at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Sylvester Oikeh, has cautioned anti-GMO activists against demonising Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), saying...

Chinese researchers develop green, effective pesticide formulation

Chinese scientists have developed a new eco-friendly pesticide formulationthat enhances pest control and safe for crops and the environment. The study, recently published in the...

Environmentalist proffers ways to reduce climate change effects on food security

An environmental advocacy expert, Mrs Temitope Okunnu, has highlighted ways of mitigating the climate-change effects on Nigeria’s attainment of food security. Okunnu, the founder of...

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Climate change: 90 Parties submit first Biennial Transparency Reports

Ninety Parties to the Paris Agreement have submitted their first Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), underscoring the commitment of nations to...
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WHO certifies Georgia malaria-free

Following a nearly century-long effort, Georgia has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). With the announcement,...

AU Commission decries U.S. withdrawal from WHO

Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, has expressed dismay over announcement by the U.S. to withdraw from the World...

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