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Quality seeds vital for Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in food production – Expert

Nigeria’s quest to be self-sufficient in food production will remain a mirage so long as farmers continue to plant grains as seeds, an expert...

COP27: African ministers seek to scale up food production, bolster resilience

African agriculture ministers attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt reiterated a commitment to work with development partners to unlock the continent’s agriculture...

World Food Day: Women farmers want support 

A coalition of women groups in Nasarawa State on Monday, October 17, 2022, demanded for advancement of priority needs of small holder women farmers...

Biotechnology giving Nigeria another chance to scale up food production – Adamawa Gov

Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has said Nigeria could unearth the enormous potentials tied to agriculture with the adoption and right application...

Boosting food production via Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture Initiative

In 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) initiated the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) initiative. NAVSA is an ecosystem-driven digital platform,...

Nigeria must use gene editing technology to improve food production – OFAB Coordinator

Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Dr Rose Gidado, says Nigeria must take advantage of gene editing technology to be able to...

Imperatives of deploying new technologies to boost food production

The World Economic Forum, in an article published on March 3, 2018, listed threats to global food production as poor harvests, droughts, floods among others....

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...

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Climate-smart farming boosts forests, food security in Madagascar

In Madagascar - one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries - a devastating drought, punctuated by intense cyclones, has pushed more than a...
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2024: A year of hope and hardship for the world’s forests

In 2024, forests saw progress in conservation but faced persistent threats from climate change and deforestation, writes Robert Nasi,...

FAO secures $68m in environmental funding for 22 countries

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has secured $68 million in funding to address environmental challenges across 22...

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Climate-smart farming boosts forests, food security in Madagascar

In Madagascar - one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries...

2024: A year of hope and hardship for the world’s forests

In 2024, forests saw progress in conservation but faced...
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