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Germany to spend up to €800m on reforestation

The German Federal and States Governments on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 made €800 million ($880 million) available for the conservation of woodland and reforestation, Agriculture Minister,...

admin - September 25, 2019

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Strengthening capacity key to economic development, says Ebegba

Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that Africa does not lack capacity but the need to...

admin - September 23, 2019

Agric & Biotech

GMO products we approved safe for consumption – Biosafety agency

Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has assured Nigerians of safe consumption of approved Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country. Ebegba gave the...

admin - September 20, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Scientists release GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso to fight malaria

Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and waded into a thorny bioethics debate, by letting loose thousands of...

admin - September 19, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Food production: NABDA targets 1m yam seedlings in four months

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it is targeting production of one million yam seedlings in the next four months, using advanced biotechnology to boost...

admin - September 18, 2019

Agric & Biotech

How GMOs can boost the Nigerian economy

Despite its advantages, there are still opposition to embracing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The opposition is said to be based on a different perception about GMOs. Wikipedia:...

admin - September 17, 2019

Agric & Biotech

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...

admin - September 16, 2019

Agric & Biotech

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...

admin - September 13, 2019

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