Agric & Biotech

Agricultural foundaton advises beans farmers on new ‘planting window’

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has identified suitable planting windows for cowpea also known as beans for the different ecologies in the country. Dr....

Farmers, others differ on benefits of NiMet’s forecast of early rainfall to food cultivation

Farmers and stakeholders have expressed mixed reactions to the prediction of early rains in some parts of the country this year by Nigeria Meteorological...

Mixed reactions trail NiMet’s prediction of early rain in March over crop yields

As farmers across the country prepare for the 2023 planting season, farmers in Ebonyi and Enugu states have expressed mixed concerns about the prediction...

Biosafety agency reviews regulatory instruments since 2015 inception

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has begun the review of its regulatory instruments that have been developed since 2015 till date. Director General/Chief Executive...

AATF moves to sustain gains of PBR Cowpea

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has concluded arrangements to sustain the gain of Nigeria’s first genetically modified crop variety, the Pod Borer Resistant...

Sharubutu joins AATF Board of Trustees

Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. Garba Sharubutu, has joined the Board of Trustees of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation as...

Govt advises farmers on early warning signals against flood, rainfall predictions

The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector, including farmers, to take early warning signals on rainfall and flood predictions to boost...

Nnimmo Bassey: Food, culture and colonialism

The important position of indigenous food systems in the struggle for food sovereignty cannot be over emphasised. We understand this by reminding ourselves of...

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Dangote ATK price disclosure will ensure compliance, ease aviation cost – NMDPRA

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7.8m South Sudanese face acute hunger as conflict worsens humanitarian crisis

Across South Sudan, families are reaching a breaking point as ongoing conflict, mass displacement, global supply chain disruptions, and...

GOCOP congratulates Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, at 60

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has congratulated the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris,...

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Dangote ATK price disclosure will ensure compliance, ease aviation cost – NMDPRA

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