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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...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - October 29, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - October 26, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - October 26, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2023

Agric & Biotech

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...

Michael Simire - October 6, 2023

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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,...

Michael Simire - October 3, 2023

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