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Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, emerges Africa’s Agriculture Technology Ambassador

Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has accepted AATF’s appointment as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. Making the announcement after meeting with the former president...

Michael Simire - December 2, 2022

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Stakeholders endorse use of GM technology to enhance cowpea production

Farmers, advocates, scientists, as well as other key actors in the agriculture sector have expressed their support for the adoption of Genetically Modified (GM)...

Michael Simire - December 1, 2022

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Govts step up action on agriculture, food security at COP27

Agriculture and food security featured prominently at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022, with governments working on...

Michael Simire - December 1, 2022

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Soil nutrient loss, threat to nutrition, sustainable food security – NISS

The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) says soil nutrient loss remains the greatest threat to nutrition and sustainable food security across the world. Prof....

Michael Simire - November 30, 2022

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Elated Nigerian farmers harvest first batch of biotech-potatoes

Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer in the Bokos Local Government Area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes...

Michael Simire - November 29, 2022

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NACGRAB partners Crop Trust to address food security, climate change challenges

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), in collaboration with Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust), is forging ways to tackle current...

Michael Simire - November 29, 2022

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How illegal mining, climate change rob cocoa farmers of arable land in Ghana

The Ghanaian economy's cash cow is cocoa, which ranks second in terms of foreign exchange earnings. But the cocoa business is reeling under the...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2022

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COP27: African ministers seek to scale up food production, bolster resilience

African agriculture ministers attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt reiterated a commitment to work with development partners to unlock the continent’s agriculture...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2022

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