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We produced 15m metric tonnes of rice this year, say farmers

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday, December 17, 2017 said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN...

FADAMA: World Bank urges states to pay counterpart funds

The World Bank has called on states benefitting from the FADAMA programme to pay their own counterpart funds to enable them to benefit maximally...

Retail stores asked to formalise dealings in GM food, products

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has warned retail stores across the country which are importing or trading in products that contain genetically modified...

Beneficiaries laud FADAMA livelihoods restoration scheme

The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) programme, a World Bank intervention project, has been receiving widespread commendations for its efforts to boost food...

Gates Foundation pledges $300m to help farmers in Africa, Asia

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $300 million (about N108 billion) in grants to support agricultural research which would help poor farmers...

Bayelsa Assembly moves to outlaw open grazing

Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 held a public hearing on a bill seeking to prohibit open grazing of cattle...

FADAMA: Enugu land for irrigation, Borno livestock farmers get support

The state Project Co-ordinator for FADAMA III in Enugu State, Mr Jude Ogboke, said over 350 hectares of rice farms in the state would...

Ghanaian legislators schooled on biotechnology

To heighten awareness about biotechnology among key stakeholders, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), under the auspices of the Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum...

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How ACC 2025 sparked Africa’s next chapter of self-reliance

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U.S. floods: UN chief condoles with families of 80 victims

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the deadly floods...

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