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We’ll explore latest advancements in bio-risk management – Minister

Minister of State for Environment, Dr Ishaq Salako, has promised to explore latest advancements in bio-risk management to enhance safety in the environment. Salako communicated...
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26.5m Nigerians at risk of food insecurity in 2024, says FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara states including the FCT, may face...
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Dearth of extension officers, veterinary doctors affecting agricultural output, survey reveals

The shortage of agricultural extension officers and veterinary doctors is hampering the quality and quantity of farming output across the country, a survey has...
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Climate change: Group trains 5,000 Nasarawa farmers on regenerative agriculture

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), an international non-profit organsation, has trained no fewer than 5,000 smallholder farmers in Nasarawa State on regenerative agriculture to boost...
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Lagos Farm Fair: Stakeholders tasked on measures to achieve food security

The need for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders in the agricultural sector to sustainably scale up produce towards achieving food security has been emphasised.   This...
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Maiden adaptation confab to place agriculture at centre of climate response priorities

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in partnership with the National Climate Change Council (NCCC) of the Government of Nigeria, alongside other partners...
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Climate change reducing harvest of hops, researchers say

Study shows that climate change would increasingly affect hop growers in the major European hop-growing regions in the coming years. According to the researchers, both...
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Don advocates climate-smart agriculture in Nigeria

Prof. Oluyemisi Fawole of the Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, has advocated investing in climate-smart agriculture to promote soil health and fertility. Fawole made...
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