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Stakeholders call for fortification of food with micronutrients to stem ‘hidden hunger’

Stakeholders in the agriculture and health sectors of the Nigerian economy have canvassed for the fortification of micronutrients in staple foods to stem the...

Report highlights how Indian farmers embraced organic cotton after GM letdown

A Soil Association report has revealed how genetically modified (GM) cotton grew to almost obliterate all other cotton production in India, and how the...

Mixed fortune for Indonesia community as logger’s certificate is revoked but ignored

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has upheld a complaint by Forest Peoples Programme against logging company PT Kemakmuran Berkah Timber (PT KBT). The FSC-certified...

GM beans can damage liver, kidney of Nigerians – GPA

The Global Prolife Alliance (GPA) Chairman Academician, Prof. Dr Philip Njemanze, in a briefing on Wednesday, October 4 2017, said that the planned release...

Africa takes action to advance landscape restoration goals

Representatives from 24 countries across Africa have reaffirmed the continent’s commitment to bringing degraded landscapes and livelihoods back to life. At a meeting in...

Ghana: Efficient use of farm water vital for SDGs’ attainment, say experts

A cross section of agricultural scientists, water experts and sector related policy makers in Ghana have established the importance of the management of agricultural...

GMOs: Biosafety agency seeks collaboration with Police

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has called for synergy with theFederal Capital Territory (FCT) police command on the...

Agricultural resilience in Morocco gets a boost

Climate change is threatening Morocco’s Souss Valley, a fertile plain located in the country’s  southwest region and an important agricultural zone that employs about...

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Methane data and transparency continue to improve, but emissions remain far too high

Measures to tackle methane emissions are often very cost-effective and could have brought an extra 100 billion cubic metres...
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US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters,...

African govts urged to reverse privatisations in water, electricity, waste sectors

African governments, especially those of Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, have been told to immediately reverse all existing privatisations in...

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Methane data and transparency continue to improve, but emissions remain far too high

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US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

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