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GMOs: Biosafety agency assures on health, environment safety

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has assured Nigerians of the protection of their health and the environment on matters concerning genetically modified organisms...

admin - October 28, 2018

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FAO distributes fertilisers, seeds to 790,000 displaced farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has distributed fertilisers and seeds to 790,000 farmers to accelerate crop production. The benefiting farmers are those displaced by...

admin - October 28, 2018

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Quelea birds, ‘blast’ disease threaten rice production in Jigawa

Rice farmers in Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa State in Nigeria have called on the state government to take urgent action to check...

admin - October 27, 2018

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AfDB vows to transform African Savannah into global food basket

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is championing a new regional and global effort to transform the African Savannah from a “Sleeping Giant” to the cradle...

admin - October 26, 2018

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Biosafety regulators in Ghana, Nigeria delivering legal mandates, say experts

The on-going debate on biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has, in recent times, been given a new twist focused on the public posture...

admin - October 24, 2018

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Governor pledges commitment to afforestation programme

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says his administration is very much committed to sustaining the ongoing One Million Trees for Peace and Afforestation...

admin - October 24, 2018

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Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, slashes damages

A San Francisco judge made a surprise ruling on Monday, October 23, 2018 and upheld a jury's verdict that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller gave a California groundskeeper cancer, and...

admin - October 23, 2018

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Cashew trees can curb erosion in southeast, says expert

Cashew Desk Officer in the Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Chijioke Egbo, has called for planting of cashew in the southeast to prevent...

admin - October 21, 2018

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LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency coordination, early planning, and widespread public participation were key to...

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