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Crop improvement centre seeks AATF partnership on gene editing

The West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has invited the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) to jointly set up a gene editing platform...

Farmers, extension agents key to attainment of food security – AATF

The AATF Regional Representative for West Africa, Dr Jean Baptiste Tignegre, has said that farmers and extension agents have crucial roles to play in...

AATF partners Senegal to improve agricultural productivity

International not-for-profit organisation, AATF, and the Government of Senegal, through the Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) and Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Semences du...

Biosafety agency to ensure equity in application of modern biotech

The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the agency will ensure that biosafety is...

Reactions trail govt’s approval of new maize variety

While experts in the agricultural sector on one hand lauded the Federal Government for approving the evaluation and open cultivation of the new Tela...

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...

Building resilience to agricultural shocks will improve productivity

Establishing an enabling environment with appropriate policies, regulations, institutions, and markets to drive the adoption of innovations is key to building agricultural resilience in Africa, said...

GM cowpea: AATF trains seed certification officers

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), in partnership with the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) and the National Agricultural Seeds Council of Nigeria, trained 20 seed...

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Govt moves against indiscriminate disposal of battery waste

The Federal Government is taking steps to stop indiscriminate disposal of battery waste, spurring the enforcement of  the Extended...
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COP29: Unplanned urban development poses threats to biodiversity – UN official

The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Anaclaudia Rossbach, has warned that rapid and unplanned urban development pose threats to...

Why we’re campaigning for total ban on GMOs in Nigeria – Stakeholders

A team of Nigerian food systems stakeholders comprising scientists, farmers and civil society operatives has taken up a campaign...

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Govt moves against indiscriminate disposal of battery waste

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COP29: Unplanned urban development poses threats to biodiversity – UN official

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