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Coalition clamours GMOs ban, repeal of biosafety law

State governors have been called upon to ban genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and effect a repeal of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act...

Agency reiterates commitment to ensuring biosecurity in Nigeria

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has completed and submitted a draft National Biosecurity Policy to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), for consideration and...

Agroecology is key to restoring the Earth, say HOMEF volunteers

Volunteers at Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) have called on countries to shift from dependence on fossil fuels and invest rather in agroecology...

Promoters harvest genetically modified maize variety, claim it ‘yields better’

Results from the third confined field trial of the Tela maize project ongoing at the Institute for Agricultural Research has shown that the variety...

Locust outbreak destroys 700,000 hectares of land in Namibia

Namibia has allocated 20 million Namibian dollars ($1.4 million) to fight a locust outbreak that has so far invaded seven regions and destroyed over...

USAID’s ‘COVID-19 Food Security Challenge’ provides $3m grants to companies

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge, through which USAID will offer $3 million in funding...

Stakeholders deliberate on biosafety issues, seek overhaul of regulatory architecture

Deliberations at a physical and virtual conference on “The State of Biosafety in Nigeria” covered regulatory issues, biosecurity, food and farming systems, hunger as...

Technology adoption leads to increased income for fish farmers in DR Congo

Fisheries and aquaculture sector constitutes an essential source of economic activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), surpassing livestock, accounting for 12% of...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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