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Environment-friendly hybrid seeds will boost food security, says biotechnologist

A biotechnology expert, Mrs Eniyekpemi Ebimoboere, has said that development of environment-friendly hybrid seeds will boost production of local vegetables and food security in...
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Germany to use legal options to end use of glyphosate

Germany has said that it will use all legal options to end the use of glyphosate-based weed-killers. Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, said on Tuesday, November...
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AU’s endorsement of gene drive mosquitoes tagged ‘misguided’

The African Union (AU) is said to be paving the way for the entry of the latest and most controversial form of genetic engineering...
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FAO wants inclusion of food, nutrition security analysis in university’s higher degree curriculum

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for partnership with the Federal Government and some universities on the inclusion of food and...
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Australia to import grains as devastating drought takes hold

Australia’s Department of Agriculture says the department is preparing to import grains for the first time over a decade as the nation’s drought takes...
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Al-Makura advocates creation of grazing areas by government, states

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has urged the federal and state governments to set up grazing areas to address the incessant clashes between...
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Africa to inject $9bn in smallholder irrigation

Expansive lush sugarcane plantations stretching to 8000 hectares in Kenya’s semi arid Kwale County along the coastal line is a clear testimony that irrigated...
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Biotechnology promises efficiency in delivery for women farmers – CSIR-STEPRI director

In developing and middle-income countries including Ghana, women generally make up almost half of the farming population. And, according to the United Nations Development...
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