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Nigeria’s food security: A national emergency and way forward

Nigeria's current state of food security is a cause for concern as the country grapples with numerous challenges that have led to a state...

Climate resilient technologies prioritised under Ghana’s Crops Research Institute strategic plan

Ghana’s Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has prioritised the development of superior consumer-acceptable climate-resilient technologies under its...

CSOs call for robust legislation to regulate pesticides, chemical inflow

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government and legislators to take action and make a robust legislation to regulate the...

Quelea birds’ invasion: Lawmaker wants govt to save farmers from further loss of crops

A PDP member representing the Argungu Constituency in the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Na’amore, has called on the Federal Government to...

Climate change: IFAD advises farmers to embrace insurance agric policy

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has advised farmers to embrace insurance coverage to cushion the effect of flood and climate changes on...

AATF partners Gates Agricultural Foundation to improve African crops

Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) are to partner to strengthen research into improving...

Food systems and options for safety, sustainability

Inarguably, the development of a nation largely depends on its food system because food security is important to the individual and to the nation;...

Botswana to introduce new drought-tolerant rice for modern agriculture

Botswana’s National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) and African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce new...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...
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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

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