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How Nigeria advances practice of biotechnology – NABDA

Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, says Nigeria has made significant strides in advancing the practice of biotechnology to enhance economic development. Akpa said...

OFAB Ghana decorates journalists for stories on agricultural biotechnology

While the role of the media as information disseminators in fostering development has never been in doubt, the range of media coverage of issues is sometimes...

NABDA enumerates advantages of Bt Cotton to Nigeria

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has said that Biotech Cotton (Bt cotton) will impact Nigeria’s economy by increasing the growth of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product...

Scientific innovation may turn Australia’s arid land into green pasture

Millions of hectares of sandy, infertile Australian farmland could benefit from the commercialisation of a South African shrub, allowing farmers to better carry sheep over the summer-autumn...

Why farmers can’t access loans to boost agriculture – NIRSAL

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says that, despite agriculture loan opportunities, lack of structure along the value chain has remained a...

China to introduce environment friendly agrochemicals in Kenya

China plans to roll out environmental-friendly agrochemicals into the Kenyan market, an official said on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Dong Qingli, with China Council for the Promotion of...

Activists commend Museveni for second rejection of GMO bill

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has commended Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, for his assertive stand on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). On Tuesday, August 27,...

Nigeria becomes first country to approve biotech cowpea, says report

Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in the world to approve biotech cowpea, thereby adding a new biotech crop to the global biotech...

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Building a resilient future: Climate action & community empowerment

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