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African countries advised against overregulating New Plant Breeding Techniques

The Director, Programme Development and Commercialisation at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin, has called on African leaders to resist the...

Biotechnology enhances soil quality, checks erosion, says expert

Scientist and National Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Nigeria chapter, Dr Rose Gidado, says the application of biotechnology to agriculture enhances soil...

COVID-19: FAO warns over rise in hunger in Africa

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned on the rising hunger in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, the organisation’s Assistant Director-General...

National Biosecurity Policy Drafting Committee inaugurated

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in Abuja inaugurated the...

Study knocks AGRA, alleges its promises are untrue

A study that assessed activities of the Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) has issued the agricultural organisation a negative report card. Released on Monday,...

IAR&T makes research into increasing seed longevity top priority

The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has recommended crop breeding, agronomic management and conditioning of storage facilities as...

COVID-19: Experts urge pathway to build resilient agriculture sector

A call has gone to the authorities to develop a pathway to build a resilient agriculture sector during and post Covid-19. This formed part of...

How genetic engineering technology can revolutionise world system, by biotechnologists

Biotechnologists say technological advances have dramatically triggered the rates at which plant transformation can be achieved to meet specific needs at every phase of...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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