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AfDB supports Nigerian youths with dry season farming irrigation technologies

Ayuba Abimiku, a young rice farmer at Gidan Mai-Akuya community in Nasarawa State, North-central Nigeria, is excited. Ayuba is witnessing the operation of a pressured...

Farm practices must change to protect endangered species, habitats

Sustainable agriculture practices must be widely implemented in order to stem an alarming loss of biodiversity and to protect endangered species. This is according to...

Researchers to make drought-resistant tomato available to farmers

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has said that it will soon make a drought-resistant tomato variety available to farmers...

FAO distributes seeds, fertiliser in planting season push

Seeds and fertiliser for more than one million people are being distributed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in north-eastern Nigeria for the...

Guinea launches study on financing pineapple farmers’ irrigation schemes

The Delivery Unit of the Office of the Prime Minister of Guinea has launched a study on financing irrigation schemes for farmers in the...

IITA inaugurates 205.5ha farm, expands research investment

As the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) marks its 50th anniversary, the Institute on Monday, June 12, 2017 inaugurated a new research station...

Federal varsity urges commitment to agriculture, inaugurates farm

The Faculty of Agriculture of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State on Thursday, May 18, 2017 inaugurated its farm, even as...

NIMET advises Borno farmers on early crop planting

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Thursday, May 11, 2017 advised farmers in Borno State to tarry a little before planting crops following the...

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Women group flays gas flaring, seeks more investors in energy sector

The International Forum for Women in Energy, Oil and Gas (WEOG) has kicked against the incessant gas flaring in...
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IPCC plans ‘strong’ COP28 presence

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is planning a strong presence at the 28th Session of the Conference...

Tinubu to attend COP28 climate summit in Dubai

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria will, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to...

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Women group flays gas flaring, seeks more investors in energy sector

The International Forum for Women in Energy, Oil and...

IPCC plans ‘strong’ COP28 presence

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is planning...