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TAAT showcases hybrid rice varieties adapted to African conditions

A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with appreciable grain quality have elicited interest from key stakeholders, especially seed companies and farmers. The rice varieties were...

admin - July 14, 2019

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Sustainable coffee cultivation amid high consumption, low production

Coffee consumption in Nigeria increased by more than 20% between 2010 and 2015 and it is expected that Nigerians will consume more than 1,000 tons of coffee...

admin - July 12, 2019

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GMO Supreme Court ruling favours Food Sovereignty Ghana

Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) appeared before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in a case in which one of the defendants sought to challenge...

admin - July 10, 2019

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Zambia allows more imports of GMO products despite resistance

Zambia’s regulator of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 announced it has allowed some companies to import products containing GMOs, despite...

admin - July 9, 2019

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Biosafety agency bars ‘unsafe’ GMOs, signs MoUs with Agric. Ministry, Customs

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it will not allow any unsafe genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that will affect human health and the environment into...

admin - July 3, 2019

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Civil society flays release of GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) from Africa and around the world has denounced the release of genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso....

admin - July 2, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Nigerian scientists allay fears about genetically modified products

Climate change and rising temperatures is expected to continue over time. The extent of the change depends primarily on the amount of heat-trapping gases emitted and...

admin - June 30, 2019

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Nigeria’s Ebegba emerges chair of African Biosafety Regulators Forum

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has emerged as the interim Chairman of the newly established African Union Biosafety Regulators Forum. Ebegba's...

admin - June 28, 2019

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