Agric & Biotech

Stakeholders want dry season farming adopted to tackle food crises

Industry players in the agricultural sector have called on farmers to take advantage of dry season farming as part of conscious attempts to prevent...

ActionAid urges immediate creation of Agriculture Emergency Fund

The ActionAid Nigeria has called for the immediate creation of a separate Agricultural Emergency Fund outside the 2023 budget for agriculture. Mr Azubike Nwokoye, the...

Govt, IFAD to deploy climate adaptation strategies in mitigating floods on farmers

The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, through the Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD -VCDP), will deploy climate adaptation strategies to...

The role of biotech in Nigeria’s quest for industrial growth

One of the core mandates of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) is to stimulate an environment that would respond to the needs of...

Nigeria hosts five AU countries on genome editing to boost agriculture

Nigeria is hosting five other member states of the African Union (AU) to strategise on the use and adoption of genome editing technology in...

60 African food systems leaders complete AGRA’s inaugural leadership programme

Forty food systems leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia have graduated from the AGRA-led Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme...

World Soil Day: Farmers, stakeholders urged to imbibe soil knowledge for food security

The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has called for detailed knowledge of soils by farmers and other stakeholders for enhanced food production, security...

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...

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UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste observed on Monday, March 30, 2026, 20 cities worldwide were named the inaugural 20...

Tax windfall profits, campaigners urge action on fossil fuel giants profiting from war

In response to G7 Energy and Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ communiqué issued on Monday, March 30, 2026,...

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