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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market share of oil palm by...

Michael Simire - April 5, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Govt, stakeholders validate oil palm strategy to boost production, cut poverty

The Federal Government and key stakeholders on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Abuja validated the Nigerian Oil Palm Development Strategy to boost productivity, achieve self-sufficiency and...

Michael Simire - April 3, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Trials, registration of cotton varieties: Nigeria’s biosafety in shambles – HOMEF

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has condemned the alleged illegal confined field trials and registration of four new transgenic cotton hybrid varieties -...

Michael Simire - April 2, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Kenya steps up livestock disease detection to protect farmers, public health

Livestock diseases continue to pose a significant threat to farmers’ livelihoods, food security and public health in Kenya. Diseases such as Foot-and-Mouth, Peste des...

Michael Simire - April 1, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Biosafety agency detects unauthorised GMO activities, orders suspension of new GM cotton varieties

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has disclosed that, through its regulatory surveillance and compliance-monitoring mechanisms, it identified compliance abnormalities concerning the registration of...

Michael Simire - March 31, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Chinedum Nwajiuba: Tackling economic, environmental conditions adversely affecting agriculture

Statement by the Coordinator, Agricultural Initiative of the Christian Men’s Fellowship, Anglican Diocese of Okigwe South in Imo State, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, at the...

Michael Simire - March 29, 2026

Agric & Biotech

Rice is not reform: Why Nigeria needs real food system transformation

Nigeria’s food system stands at a critical crossroads. For decades, it has largely followed a production-driven model shaped by the legacy of the Green...

Michael Simire - March 29, 2026

Agric & Biotech

TAAT convenes strategic meeting to accelerate agricultural transformation across Africa

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) has convened a high-level Work Planning Meeting under its Phase II Addendum to strengthen the delivery of...

Michael Simire - March 25, 2026

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