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International Women’s Day: Group makes case for women in agriculture

In the spirit of the 2018 International Women’s Day, Unique Women in Agriculture Initiative Cluster (UWIACI), has pressed for progress in women and agricultural...

admin - March 8, 2018

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FoodAfrica trains 20,000 farmers in sustainable farming practices

Some 20,000 farmers in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda may have improved the security and quality of their food supply, thanks to...

admin - March 6, 2018

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Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol enters into force

The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety entered into force on Monday, March 5, 2018. Adopted on...

admin - March 6, 2018

Agric & Biotech

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

Agric & Biotech

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

Agric & Biotech

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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