Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

Cocoa price surge: South-West youths acquire land in villages for farming

Many youths in Southwestern states, particularly in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, are returning to their villages to acquire land for cocoa farming due to...
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Agric & Biotech

England adopts implementing rules for gene edited crops

 Two years after the primary legislation was passed in March 2023, England’s implementing rules for the cultivation of gene edited crops were signed into...
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Agric & Biotech

BATN Foundation empowers 18 young agripreneurs with N28.5m cash grant, mentorship across three varsities

In what appears to be a bold move to bolster youth-led innovation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has...
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Agric & Biotech

Daouda Ngom: Africa’s pastoralists hold key to sustainable livestock, environmental balance

Across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial to nationwide food security, economic...
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Agric & Biotech

Ondo, Ekiti, Osun farmers lament dearth of unskilled labour, cost of inputs

Farmers in Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states have expressed concern over the dearth of unskilled labour and high prices of farm inputs as preparation...
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Agric & Biotech

Inadequate rainfall: AFAN seeks Oyo’s assistance on irrigation farming

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Oyo State branch, has solicited assistance of the state government to provide irrigation facilities to farmers to...
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Agric & Biotech

River basin authorities pledge stronger partnerships for food security

The 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) have pledged to boost the Federal Government’s food security efforts by forming stronger partnerships and adopting modern...
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Agric & Biotech

World Seed Day: HOMEF calls on govt to withdraw from UPOV

As the World Seed Day was observed on Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Ecological Think Tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) says...
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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued an advisory on the 2026 flood outlook, warning farmers and...
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Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has enhanced Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access in rural communities...
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LASEPA to strengthen e-waste compliance framework

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