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Farmers cautioned against using waste water for irrigation

The Head of Training, National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) Kaduna, Dr Martin Eduvie, has cautioned farmers against the use of waste water for irrigation. He...

admin - October 21, 2018

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Food movement leaders, groups reject ‘gene drives’

Global food movement leaders and organisations representing hundreds of millions of farmers and food workers in Rome on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 (World Food...

admin - October 20, 2018

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Farmers advised to insure crops against flood

Managing Director, American International Insurance Company (AIICO), Edwin Igbiti, on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in Lagos advised Nigerian farmers to insure their crops against...

admin - October 18, 2018

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IITA launches global initiative to boost cocoa production

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), and Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IITA), Ibadan on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 launched a five-year...

admin - October 16, 2018

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NASRDA seeks patenting of Automated Irrigation System for improved farming

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 said patenting of its Automated Irrigation System (AIS) would enable mass...

admin - October 16, 2018

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Agriculture revolution and the plight of Nigerian farmers

Agriculture economists have expressed concern about how agricultural activities in the country have taken the back stage since the discovery of oil. They note that...

admin - October 15, 2018

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MDAs validate Biosafety Mainstreaming Strategy for Nigeria

A cross section of line Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in collaboration with the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) have reviewed and validated a...

admin - October 14, 2018

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Farmers urged to cultivate approved GM cotton varieties

An international organisation, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), has advised Nigerian farmers to take advantage of the newly approved Genetically Modified...

admin - October 12, 2018

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