Agric & Biotech

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...

NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and...

Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

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