Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

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...
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Agric & Biotech

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...
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Agric & Biotech

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...
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Agric & Biotech

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...
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Agric & Biotech

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...
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Agric & Biotech

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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Agric & Biotech

Farmers seek better policies, climate condition in 2023

Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter and South-West Zone, Dr Femi Oke, has expressed optimism about friendly policies and climate...
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Agric & Biotech

Govt releases new rice, 20 other crop varieties to boost food sufficiency

As part of the efforts to make Nigeria food sufficiency in rice and other crop production, the Federal Government on Thursday, January 19, 2023,...
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