Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

Government approves N5.5b for erosion control in six states

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N5.567 billion for the 3rd Quarter Soil Erosion Control Accelerated Intervention...
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NiMet, IFAD adopt climate adaptation to boost food production

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on Climate Change Adaptation and Agri-Business...
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Ogbe thumbs up GMO cotton research

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, on Thursday, October 26, 2017, made a major pronouncement in support of safe biotechnology in Nigeria, during...
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18 bio-fortified food varieties released in Nigeria

Eighteen bio-fortified varieties comprising six vitamin A cassava, eight vitamin A maize, two orange sweet potato and two iron and zinc sorghum, which are ...
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Climate expert urges tougher punishment for bush burning

African Climate Reporters on Saturday, November 4, 2017 warned against indiscriminate bush burning, deforestation, and urged security agencies to arrest anybody caught burning bush. The...
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FAO, WFP, others want increased interventions in northeast

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have appealed to the government at all levels to increase humanitarian interventions in...
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FADAMA official says North East needs more interventions to restore agriculture

Mr Ibrahim Alkali, Project Desk Officer, FADAMA  III Additional Financing (AFII) project, says states in the North East need more intervention programmes to restore...
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Ecologist urges states to set up forest protection agency

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, has called on state governments to establish forest protection agencies to enforce the extant regulations on forest management in...
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