Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

Biosafety agency, Police reinforce collaboration

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, on Thursday, July 18, 2019 paid a courtesy visit to the new Commissioner of Police,...
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Why Nigeria must harness its indigenous bioresources, by NABDA

Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, says Nigeria needs to start harnessing its indigenous bioresources for economic sustainability and...
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Cassava most consumed food crop in Africa, says IITA

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says cassava remains one of the most consumed food crops in Africa and that the potential market for cassava...
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Kenya to invest in climate-smart farming in arid lands

Kenya will channel investments towards climate-resilient farming in arid and semi-arid lands in order to achieve food security, an official said on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Hamadi...
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AfDB, FUNAAB, IITA convene Nigeria’s first Cassava Investment Forum

A new initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) appears to be unleashing the potential and power of cassava across the African continent, creating wealth and...
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Campaigners label IUCN’s genetic engineering report ‘one-sided’

A sizeable team of civil society organisations has put the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to task, saying the body’s recent report...
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Don clamours ‘Agripreneurship’ for sustainable agric education, practice

Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, has canvassed adjustment of the course content of agriculture related courses in...
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Agric & Biotech

Montreal Protocol: NAFDAC bans use of methyl bromide as fumigant

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has banned the use of methyl bromide as fumigant in Nigeria. The agency announced...
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