Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

Activists pick holes in biosafety law, process

Once again, stakeholders appear to have brought to the fore, critical issues and concerns of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the Nigerian Biosafety Management...
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Ebegba not NIREC member – NBMA

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has said that its Director-General / CEO, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, is not a member of the National Inter-Religious...
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Climate change a risk factor for global food security, says report

Mankind's future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing...
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Nigeria drafts plan to achieve economic diversity through agricultural investments

Nigeria aims to be a leading light for continent-wide effort to harness the potential of food production to become a significant source of jobs...
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CIFOR, IPB renew commitment to Indonesian forests

The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Bogor Agricultural Institute (Institut Pertanian Bogor or IPB) have extended their scientific and technical cooperation...
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Dangote, rice farmers, Sokoto sign rice growers’ scheme agreement

A tripartite agreement spare headed by the Dangote Rice Limited to create jobs for 16,000 outgrower rice farmers in Sokoto State in Northwest Nigeria...
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FAO clamours support to help small farmers adapt to climate change

Failure to act now to make our food systems more resilient to climate change will "seriously compromise" food production in many regions and could...
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Agency assures of safety in deployment of GMOs

Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that the responsibility of the Agency is to safeguard the health of...
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