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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...

admin - September 12, 2019

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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...

admin - September 10, 2019

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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...

admin - September 6, 2019

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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...

admin - September 5, 2019

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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,...

admin - September 2, 2019

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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...

admin - August 23, 2019

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Biotechnology crops have contributed to global food security – Expert

Project Manager, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Sylvester Oikeh, says biotechnology crops have great contribution to global food security, sustainability and climate change. Oikeh made this...

admin - August 21, 2019

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Kenya to promote use of technology to boost food security

Kenya plans to promote the use of technology in agriculture in order to boost the country’s food security, a government official on Wednesday, August 15, 2019...

admin - August 15, 2019

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