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Methyl bromide use for crop pest control acceptable in Nigeria – NAQS

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has denied claim by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) that methyl bromide for crop...

admin - February 27, 2019

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Don warns farmers against cultivation with early rain

A lecturer in the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Michael Uguru, has warned farmers in Nsukka and its environs not to begin...

admin - February 26, 2019

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55,000 farmers targeted as dry season rice farming kicks off

The North East Commodity Association (NECAS) has flagged off the NECAS/CBN/BOA, Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) dry season rice farming, targeting 55,000 farmers across the six states. Alhaji...

admin - February 26, 2019

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Ghanaian seed expert, others laud approval of BT Cowpea in Nigeria

The approval of BT Cowpea for eventual commercial cultivation in Nigeria has been described as “a development that answers the important issue of the...

admin - February 25, 2019

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Utilising weather forecast to boost agriculture

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicts a below-normal-rainfall, dwindling amount and duration in many parts of the country in 2019. In its 2019 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP),...

admin - February 21, 2019

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Rice farmers flag-off 2019 dry season farming

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 flagged-off its multi-billion-naira 2019 dry season rice farming. RIFAN President, Aminu Goroyo, told the News...

admin - February 20, 2019

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Why permit for commercial release of Bt Cowpea in Nigeria should be revoked

Joyce Ebebeinwe of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in this opinion article on the planned commercial release of Bt Cowpea in Nigeria, attempts to...

admin - February 18, 2019

Agric & Biotech

Bill Gates donates $15m to global GMOs campaign

The Gates Foundation is said to be funding a campaign to “end world hunger” by promoting genetically modified organism (GMO) technology. The organisation has reportedly hired...

admin - February 18, 2019

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