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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...

Don urges govts, farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture practice

Professor of Agronomy at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Ibrahim Haruna, has called on the three tiers of  government and farmers to adopt...

Balancing progress and preservation: Rethinking pesticides for sustainable agriculture

On July 31, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his address to the nation promised as part of his food security agenda to provide...

Expert warns against consumption of genetically-modified foods

A Nigerian-trained physician based in South Africa, Dr Wale Sodade, has advised Nigerians to be wary of genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods due to...

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U.S. withdrawal: IPBES regrets ‘deeply disappointing news’, IPCC says body is voluntary, open to all

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) have...
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Maduro’s capture: The geopolitical bombshell igniting Africa’s energy opportunity

The world woke to news that felt ripped from a geopolitical thriller: U.S. special forces executed a precision operation...

Blaise Odunze: NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn debt write-off and test of Nigeria’s fiscal governance

When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by...

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