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Food security in Ghana threatened by prolonged dry spell

Ghana’s food security is threatened by an alarming dry spell that has already wreaked havoc to farmers and agricultural production. Over 435,000 farmers in the...

Michael Simire - August 27, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Women engineers unveil ‘Lagos home gardening initiative’

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) Lagos Chapter, on Saturday, August 24, 2024, unveiled the Lagos Home Gardening Initiative to promote...

Michael Simire - August 25, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Inconsistent rainfall may affect food harvests – Experts

Some experts have restated that the inconsistence in annual rainfalls being experienced in the country may affect food harvests in 2024 and beyond. The experts said...

Michael Simire - August 23, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Food security: Govt to support farmers to mitigate agricultural risks

The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken steps to incorporate Agricultural Insurance into its National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro- Pocket (NAGS-AP) programme, to mitigate...

Michael Simire - August 21, 2024

Agric & Biotech

World Mosquito Day: Scientists to introduce technology to modify mosquitoes

As the world celebrated World Mosquito Day on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, scientists have introduced a revolutionary technology that could conserve mosquitoes instead of...

Michael Simire - August 20, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Stakeholders, journalists explore avenues to better communicate genetic bio-control technologies

Stakeholders and science journalists in West Africa have converged on Abuja, Nigeria, to exchange ideas and deliberate on the challenges and opportunities of genetic...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Farmers laud drop in food inflation, seek sustainability

Local farmers have lauded the drop in food prices for the month of July 2024 as reported by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The farmers,...

Michael Simire - August 18, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Genome editing can enhance sustainable food production, says don

Dean, Faculty of Science, Edo State University, Uzairue, Prof. Charles Adetunji, says genome editing technology is capable of meeting society’s demand for sustainable food...

Michael Simire - August 16, 2024

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