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Agroforestry to propel achievement of Nationally Determined Contributions

A programme on how agroforestry can be part of the solution to climate change has been published in a policy brief by the World...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2017

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Is Uganda ready for GMOs?

Several African countries have experimented with GMOs with limited success, for example Bt cotton in Burkina Faso The Parliament of Uganda recently passed the National Biosafety...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2017

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Africa urged to adopt agric biotech as farmers demand GMO seeds

As the sensitisation on biotechnology as another option for enhancing agricultural productivity gains ground among Ghanaian farmers, scientists are faced with one problem –...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2017

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Why imported GM maize was repatriated, by biosafety agency

The Director General/ CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that the imported GM maize that was impounded at Apapa...

admin - November 15, 2017

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Bio-fortified crops are natural, different from GM crops – Expert

The Country Manager of HarvestPlus Nigeria, Mr Paul Ilona, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 said that bio-fortified crops were natural and different from genetically...

admin - November 14, 2017

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UN urges COP23 participants to achieve food security, zero hunger by 2030

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 called on the participants of the Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to adopt...

admin - November 14, 2017

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500 farmers key into Anchor Borrowers scheme in Daura

Rice Farmers Association, Daura Local Government chapter in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, says it has so far registered 500 farmers for the second phase of...

admin - November 14, 2017

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US supporting development in Nigeria’s agric sector – USAID

The United States is supporting Nigeria to develop its agriculture sector into a more diversified, inclusive and dynamic driver of economic development, the U.S....

Michael Simire - November 13, 2017

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