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African Union lauds Nigerian biosafety system

The Principal Programme Officer for African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) of African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD), Mr. Sam Timpo,...

admin - June 12, 2019

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Stakeholders meet to assess progress of Regional Seed Regulation

Major actors of the seed industry in West Africa will meet in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, from June 11 to 12, 2019 to assess progress made...

admin - June 10, 2019

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Abuja varsity students call for alternatives to GMOs

Students of agriculture have again called for a ban on products of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria. This call was made at the recent Dialogue...

admin - June 9, 2019

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Cross River threatens to sanction indebted cocoa lease allottees

The Cross River State Government has directed beneficiaries of 2016-2019 cocoa lease allocation who are yet to pay their lease fees to clear such debts before...

admin - June 9, 2019

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AGRA commits $2m to Nigeria’s seed sector

The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) says it will be committing about $2 million to fund the production of quality early generation seeds for...

admin - June 2, 2019

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AFF marks anniversary with tree planting craftsmanship in Karura forest

With 10 years of active interest in tree conservation and sustainable forest management, members of the African Forest Forum (AFF) demonstrated their experience in hands-on plants-man-ship at a tree...

admin - May 31, 2019

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Buhari told to reject bill incorporating extreme biotechnology in biosafety law

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance and over 40 non-governmental organisations representing millions of Nigerians have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to...

admin - May 27, 2019

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How middlemen undermine Nigeria’s food security programme

Some stakeholders have decried activities of middlemen in the agricultural production, saying they are undermining the efforts of the Federal Government in the food value chain...

admin - May 23, 2019

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