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Food security: Farmers asked to plan operations on NiMet’s weather predictions

 The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Thursday, December 30, 2021 advised stakeholders in the agriculture value chain in Ogun State to take advantage of...

Edo farmers flay chemical fertilisers, insist on agroecology

Farmers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, have said that the solution to climate change and food crises is agroecology. The submission was made...

Climate change: Centre evaluates 300 samples of indigenous cowpea, sorghum

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) says it has begun evaluation of 300 samples of indigenous cowpea and sorghum to mitigate...

Food security: Agricultural research will be given priority, says minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, says agricultural research will be his priority for improved seeds to boost food production...

World Food Day: Food waste, threat to food security – Minister

The Federal Government says one of the greatest threat to food security in Nigeria is food wastages from farm to table. The Minister of Agriculture...

Increasing food bank through adequate mobilisation of soil nutrients

Recently, some maize farmers in Ibadan and nearby communities experienced heavy flooding of their farms, causing fear of washing away of soil nutrients needed...

Biotechnology can help achieve SDGs, food security, say experts

As the world population is projected towards nine billion in 2050, experts in biotechnology say embracing biotechnological innovations can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals...

How Africa can strengthen food security, curb post-harvest losses

African experts have expressed the need for national governments and regional bodies to adopt effective policies and technology-driven interventions to reduce post-harvest losses stifling...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria for...
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World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists on Thursday, April 25, 2024, warned that by the end of the century more than half of the...

China continues to battle flood in Pearl River Basin

China’s Ministry of Water Resources is intensifying precautionary measures against flooding as heavy rain continues to lash southern China. The...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the...

World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

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