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International biosafety treaty marks 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago, on January 29, 2000, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol entered into...

admin - January 29, 2020

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Farmers advised to respect NiMet guidelines

An Agriculture Extension Officer, Mr Benjamin Adeoye, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 advised Nigerian farmers to adhere strictly with the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet)’s 2020 weather forecast. Adeoye...

admin - January 28, 2020

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Biosafety agency bags customs merit award, cautions over lassa fever, coronavirus

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) on Monday, January 27, 2020 received an award from the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) for its role in ensuring that...

admin - January 27, 2020

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GMOs, herbicides and being ambushed in night – Nnimmo Bassey

Twenty countries, including Togo and Malawi, have placed a ban on the use of glyphosate containing herbicides based on health and environmental concerns. Togo recently joined the...

admin - January 22, 2020

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High court to hear suit against biosafety agency over rights abridgement

The Registered Trustees of Health of Mother Earth Foundation and 16 other organisations have resumed a lawsuit against the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and Monsanto...

admin - January 21, 2020

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Farmers urged to embrace GMOs, technology-driven crops

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), on Monday, January 20, 2020 urged Nigerian farmers to embrace Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and technology-driven crops to improve the nation’s...

admin - January 20, 2020

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Climate-smart oil palm initiative to boost NDCs, SDGs in Africa, Asia

The National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate-smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NISCOPS) has been launched by Solidaridad in Accra, Ghana. NISCOPS is a five-year strategic programme aimed...

admin - January 20, 2020

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How World Bank intervention is propelling Nigeria for sustainable agriculture

In the 1960s, Nigeria was at a vantage position regarded as an agro-economic country which later changed to a mono economic-based country with total dependence on...

admin - January 14, 2020

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