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Biotech agency underlines need for accurate information to promote sector

In a bid to advance the field of agricultural biotechnology in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha,...

Kano community farmers receive skills, tools to boost apiculture

Apiculture farmers from Jobe Community in Kano State recently gathered for an enlightening two-day workshop aimed at equipping them with advanced knowledge and skills...

ICCM5: Groups urge ambitious action to phase out world’s most dangerous pesticides

Civil society and Indigenous Peoples organisations numbering 373, from 74 countries, urged leaders at a historic global conference to act with urgency to phase...

World Coconut Day: Research institute x-rays strategies for sustainable coconut production

The Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) says achieving sustainable coconut production in the country requires a comprehensive approach that addresses environmental, social...

Biosafety agency reviews guidelines to conform with international treaties

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Abuja said that it would review its biosafety guidelines to conform with...

Joyce Brown: The failure of GMOs

The world today, Africa inclusive, battles with several food system related issues - biodiversity loss, soil degradation, non-communicable diseases and climate change. While these challenges...

World Coconut Day: Association advocates planting 10,000 hectares of coconuts in states

In commemoration of World Coconut Day, the National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN) has called for the planting of 10,000...

Africa needs technologies to improve agricultural productivity – Jonathan

Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that inadequate integration of technologies in the agricultural sector in Africa...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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