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Biotechnology described as a ‘strong investment for African farmers’

Biotechnology remains a strong investment for African farmers as gains globally showed that, for each dollar invested in biotech crop seeds, more than a...

Michael Simire - August 13, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Donors, govts urged to withdraw from AGRA

Donor governments have been called upon to withdraw their funding from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a partnership-driven institution that...

Michael Simire - August 11, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Why media is vital in Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency in food production

For the research institutes to fulfill their mandates and contribute meaningful to the nation’s quest for self-sufficiency in food production, the media must support...

Michael Simire - August 10, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Farmers, scientists advocate use of biotechnology to boost food production

Following the impact of COVID-19 and banditry activities in the country, agriculturalists and scientists have advocated the use of biotechnology to be deployed...

Michael Simire - August 3, 2020

Agric & Biotech

ABP: NIRSAL structures FCT farmers into 16 Agro Geo-Cooperatives

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System (NIRSAL) said it had structured Federal Capital Territory (FCT) farmers into 16 established Agro Geo-Cooperatives (AGCs) for the...

Michael Simire - July 31, 2020

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Nigeria: Agriculture and nation building

For a country to be ideally independent, it must be self-sufficient. When a country has difficulty in producing what it consumes, then there is...

Michael Simire - July 31, 2020

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Partnership seeks to generate power from cassava waste

Challenges associated with electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa may soon be a thing of the past following the formation of a consortium that will...

Michael Simire - July 27, 2020

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Scientists seek long shelf life for tomatoes

Director General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, has said that scientists are working on the long shelf life of...

Michael Simire - July 24, 2020

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