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Claims that genetically modifies organisms (GMOs) will be the main way to feed the world is mere propaganda. This was the submission by Nnimmo Bassey, Director of...

admin - July 26, 2019

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UNDP pledges support for farmers to sustain food security in Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 promised to support farmers to sustain food security in Nigeria to end hunger. Mrs...

admin - July 25, 2019

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Biosafety agency, Police reinforce collaboration

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, on Thursday, July 18, 2019 paid a courtesy visit to the new Commissioner of Police,...

admin - July 18, 2019

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Why Nigeria must harness its indigenous bioresources, by NABDA

Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, says Nigeria needs to start harnessing its indigenous bioresources for economic sustainability and...

admin - July 18, 2019

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Cassava most consumed food crop in Africa, says IITA

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says cassava remains one of the most consumed food crops in Africa and that the potential market for cassava...

admin - July 18, 2019

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Kenya to invest in climate-smart farming in arid lands

Kenya will channel investments towards climate-resilient farming in arid and semi-arid lands in order to achieve food security, an official said on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Hamadi...

admin - July 18, 2019

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AfDB, FUNAAB, IITA convene Nigeria’s first Cassava Investment Forum

A new initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) appears to be unleashing the potential and power of cassava across the African continent, creating wealth and...

admin - July 18, 2019

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Campaigners label IUCN’s genetic engineering report ‘one-sided’

A sizeable team of civil society organisations has put the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to task, saying the body’s recent report...

admin - July 17, 2019

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