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Don says artificial streams can help address herdsmen-farmers clashes

A don, Dr Luqman AbdurRaheem, has said that the creation of artificial streams can help address the perennial clashes between herdsmen and farmers in...

admin - April 15, 2018

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Strengthening climate resilience of livestock systems

Research scientists, government and non-governmental organisations’ representatives, entrepreneurs and pastoralists from Kenya, Senegal and Burkina Faso met recently to share knowledge and experiences so...

admin - April 15, 2018

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AfDB earmarks $200m to aid 600,000 African farmers

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading Group. According to a statement from...

admin - April 12, 2018

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Government clamours private sector investments in river basins

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called on the private sector to invest in activities of the river basins to enable the country...

admin - April 12, 2018

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New Sierra Leone president suspends timber export over deforestation concerns

The newly-elected President of Sierra Leone, Mr Julius Bio, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 issued a directive ordering the suspension of timber export. According to...

admin - April 11, 2018

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UN urges Africa to embrace traditional crops to combat climate change

The UN specialised agency on combating hunger on Monday, April 9, 2018 urged African states to embrace traditional crops in order to combat climate...

admin - April 10, 2018

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How to address herder-farmer conflicts, irregular migration, by group

A non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Kaduna, the Gusau Institute (GI), has suggested ways to address the lingering herder-farmer conflicts and irregular migration, two...

admin - April 10, 2018

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GMO applications in Nigeria are mere formalities

Biosafety Project Officer, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Joyce Ebebeinwe, in this piece, calls on the Nigerian government to look critically at the...

admin - April 10, 2018

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