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How nations can attain sustainable agriculture, food security, by FAO

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has urged member countries to adopt innovations and encourage collaborative efforts at achieving sustainable agriculture and food security...
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Africa to need $7b for rice imports by 2020 – FAO

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted that Africa will need a whopping $7 billion for its rice imports annually by 2020. Abebe...
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Flood-hit rice farmers unable to meet loan obligations

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to grant farmers affected by recent flooding fresh loans to enable...
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Activist slammed for exploiting African farmers’ images to promote GMOs

British pro-GMO activist, Mark Lynas, appears to have angered African farmers over what looks like a misuse of their images on the internet to...
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Zambia’s regulator under attack for allowing importation of GMO foods

Consumer groups in Zambia on Friday, December 7, 2018 took a swipe at a state-run institution that regulates Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for allowing...
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Nigeria to adopt biotechnology in cowpea production

Country Coordinator of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), Mrs Rose Gidado, says Nigeria is ready to adopt bio-technology (BT) in...
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World food prices lowest in more than two years in November

World food prices declined in November to their lowest level in over two years, led down by much weaker vegetable oil, dairy and cereal...
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Guidelines developed to streamline timber royalties utilisation by local authorities

Ghana’s forestry sector is noted for several things, key among which is the different kinds of debates it generates from time to time. For...
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