Tag:pesticides

Agric & Biotech

Balancing progress and preservation: Rethinking pesticides for sustainable agriculture

On July 31, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his address to the nation promised as part of his food security agenda to provide...

Michael Simire - August 28, 2023

Agric & Biotech

Nigerian stakeholders caution against harmful usage of pesticides

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in Abuja warned against the harmful usage of pesticides to safeguard public health...

Michael Simire - August 16, 2023

Agric & Biotech

CSOs call for robust legislation to regulate pesticides, chemical inflow

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government and legislators to take action and make a robust legislation to regulate the...

Michael Simire - June 27, 2023

Agric & Biotech

Why inadequate pesticide laws, regulatory lapses exist in Nigeria: Call for caution

Part One – the why! Since 2015, the Nigerian government has grappled with the ongoing issue of its food exports consistently being rejected by the...

Michael Simire - June 11, 2023

Agric & Biotech

Expert cautions farmers on use of pesticides

The Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, Mr Jochen Luckscheiter, has urged farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to crops for healthy living and...

Michael Simire - April 13, 2023

Agric & Biotech

Queleas invasion: Kebbi approves N40m for spray of pesticides in farms

Gov. Alhaji Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the release of N40 million for aerial spray of pesticides in farms across the state...

Michael Simire - August 4, 2022

Pollution

U.N. committee acts on toxic plastics additives, pesticides, industrial chemicals

In a landmark decision, a U.N. expert committee decided, unanimously, that global action is needed for the toxic plastic additive UV-328. The evaluation provided...

Michael Simire - February 2, 2022

Conservation

Germany restricts use of pesticides to protect insects

To improve the protection of insects, extensive restrictions on the use of pesticides became applicable as changes to the Plant Protection Application Ordinance came...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2021

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