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Thailand says Nigeria responsible for collapse of its rice mills

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says Thailand has accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven...

admin - March 4, 2018

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Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency, food security not negotiable – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) to ensure availability of quality and affordable fertilisers to farmers at the right time...

admin - March 4, 2018

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Food security threat, as Benue farmers remain in IDPs camps

Benue Valley Initiative (BeVIN), a non-governmental organisation, has expressed concern over the country’s food security, as many farmers in Benue State are still confined...

admin - March 2, 2018

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Brazil’s attempt to legalise genetic extinction technology encounters brick-wall

What looks like the largest rural movements in Brazil, representing well over a million farmers, are protesting a new Brazilian regulation that would allow...

admin - February 27, 2018

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Lagos farmers yet to benefit from Anchor Borrowers Programme – AFAN

The Chairman, Lagos Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Chief Femi Oke, has said that no member of the association had benefitted...

admin - February 27, 2018

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Centre says Indian poultry industry used its name to misrepresent facts

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has frowned at the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its advertisement which appeared...

admin - February 27, 2018

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Biosafety agency to train journalists on GMOs

The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says the agency will soon educate journalists on the use, risks, benefits and handling...

admin - February 26, 2018

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Initiative to curb deforestation in Ghana’s cocoa industry on course

Since formalised global action on forestry development began some 91 years ago, when the first World Forestry Congress was organised by the UN Food...

admin - February 25, 2018

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