Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

COVID-19: Agency says safe modern biotechnology can ensure food security

Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the issue of the adoption of safe...
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TAAT opens new frontier for wheat in Ethiopia

Recent high-level monitoring visits to TAAT programme sites in Ethiopia show that adoption of new wheat varieties, coupled with innovative production technologies and methods,...
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COVID-19: Farmers to benefit from govt’s zero interest input financing

The Federal Government is set to provide zero-interest input financing options to smallholder farmers through its "Agric for Food and Jobs Plan" (AFJP), as...
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Agric & Biotech

Innovation key to unlocking Africa’s agriculture potential

Agriculture is the fulcrum of Africa’s economy, with growth-enabling roles that cut across all crucial sectors despite its seemingly dwindling share of the continent’s...
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COVID-19 effects threaten food security, increase vulnerability

Mrs Motunrayo Ajagbe, 55, is a smallholder farmer in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. She has a farm at Oluyole Local Government Area. She and...
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Agric & Biotech

Lagos distributes maize, sorghum to 15 farm settlements to avert food scarcity

The Lagos State Government  has begun the distribution of maize and sorghum to no less than 15 feed millers, farm settlements and other stakeholders...
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Agric & Biotech

COVID-19: Nigerian farmers to receive improved seeds

Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea and rice as a part of an initiative to...
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Agric & Biotech

UN reviews action on implementing low-emissions agriculture

An information event on agriculture and climate change held during the June Momentum on Climate Change on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 saw countries share their experiences on...
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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued an advisory on the 2026 flood outlook, warning farmers and...
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Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has enhanced Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access in rural communities...
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LASEPA to strengthen e-waste compliance framework

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up efforts to address the growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste),...

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