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Economically sustainable seed businesses to transform cassava production

Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world with a production of about 54 million tons, but its yield per hectare of...

GMOs: When HOMEF, media debated biosafety, agric biotech

The task of ensuring that science responds to popular needs of society should be the major challenge that scientists have to overcome. While that...

Federal varsity partners group on food security

As a means of supporting the call for economic diversification through agriculture in order to ensure food security, generate employment and increase foreign exchange...

Climate change a risk factor for global food security, says report

Mankind's future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing...

Nigeria drafts plan to achieve economic diversity through agricultural investments

Nigeria aims to be a leading light for continent-wide effort to harness the potential of food production to become a significant source of jobs...

ISSD: Africa urged to restore seed sector to boost productivity

African governments need to act now and revamp the continent’s seed sector for increased agricultural productivity. Delegates to the Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) Africa...

Food security concerns as climate change threatens wheat production

One of the biggest concerns about climate change is the effect it will have on agriculture. Many studies have suggested that rising temperatures could...

Scientists to examine Africa’s seed sector growth

Experts in seed issues are set to meet September 19 – 20, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, for a two-day conference that aims to share...

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NDDC releases N10bn to boost entrepreneurship in Niger Delta region

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade,...
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Drone technology to be deployed for detailed Abuja topographical map

The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) has inaugurated a pioneering project to create a highly...

P-CNGi, LNG Arete sign pact for $27.3m gas plant project

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) and LNG Arete Ltd. on Friday, April 4, 2025, signed a Memorandum...

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NDDC releases N10bn to boost entrepreneurship in Niger Delta region

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