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The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has won a case instituted against it by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) over a permit granted for the commercial release of BT cotton in Nigeria. Justice A.R Mohammed of The Federal High Court Abuja who delivered the judgement, today Wednesday (15 August), dismissed the action on […]
“Abuja Farmers” After Esther Panya (not actual identify) was bitten by a scorpion on the farm, initially of this year’s farming season in Jikwoyi Phase I, a suburb of Abuja, many farming households in the neighborhood had been pressured to regulate their security practices. The incident is an unpleasant reminder of deadly incidents of toxic […]
“Global Seed Money” Coordinator of the program “Technology for Africa Agriculture Transformation [TAAT], Mr. Christ Akim, showed that Nigeria and other African countries with a great interest in fish, soybeans, cassava, vegetables and cocoa production can now estimate initial money of $ 120 million. USA, collected by the World Bank, the African Development Bank and […]
“Agric loans” The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbe criticized the nine per cent interest rate on agricultural loans provided to farmers under the anchor borrower scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing it as outrageous. Ogbeh, who spoke at the second conference of the Food for the Future Nigerian Agricultural […]
“Malay Apple” For apple lovers, farmers with cash crops and others in the field of processing and exporting apples, an amazing opportunity to create wealth beckons with the advent of the Malay apple, a new variety that is being developed in Nigeria. This species, invented in Malaysia, South Asia and widely cultivated from Java to […]
“How to ensure quality certification of produce” To prevent further deviation of the country’s agricultural products in international markets, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recommended that potential exporters follow established international procedures, directing the movement of goods to other countries. This was the result of the recent abandonment of a large batch of vegetables […]
“Cassava peels” Thanks to innovations and technologies, cassava peels have shifted from environmental inconvenience to important economic materials used in animal feed and mushroom production, among others. Studies have shown that the crust is 20.1% tubers, suggesting that about 4.2 metric tons of cassava husks per hectare are available annually for feeding ruminant animals such […]
“Nigerian fish farmers” The Tilapia and Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN) on Tuesday condemned the release of Tilapia, a farmer’s species of fish, from the ban on imports of the federal government. The National President of the association Remi Ahmed expressed dissatisfaction with the association with the list in an interview with News Agency […]
“GMO Foods” The Food Sovereignty Programme for Friends of the Earth Africa has alleged that Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) based cotton have been imported into the Nigerian market in spite of an existing court order against it. In a statement by the coordinator, Maryann Bassey-Orovwuje, “the commercialisation of Bt Cotton in the country is not […]
“GMO Cotton” The first Nigerian genetically modified crop was approved for commercial use a fortnight ago. The National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Materials officially announced the release of pest-resistant cotton commonly known as bt cotton as the nation’s first Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crop. GMO is any organism whose genetic material […]
NSPRI Inert Atmostphere System for grain storage. PHOTO:FEMI IBIROGBA The use of chemicals for beans preservation has called attention of individuals, government agencies and organisations to food quality and safety in the country. Nigerians are worried that there might be a re-emergence of the killer-beans that claimed many lives and wiped off families in the […]
“Agribusiness Attracts Funding” NIRSAL Plc’s and The Central Bank of Nigeria initiative to de-risk agribusiness within the nation has facilitated funding from industrial banks throughout the worth chain to the tune of $375 million, the Managing Director/CEO of NIRSAL, Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, has mentioned. Talking, yesterday, on the signing of agreement between NIRSAL Plc and the […]
The Benin Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Paulette Yekpe, has said that the proposed tripartite meeting by Nigeria, Niger and her country, will establish a framework to address rice smuggling. Ms Yekpe said this while briefing journalists on Monday in Abuja on sideline of activities marking the 58th Independence anniversary of the country. She said that […]
“Abolishes Management Programmes” Kolawole Salako, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind its decision to abolish the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) in the institution. The vice-chancellor, who conceded that the university was no longer admitting students for management programmes, however, expressed regrets at the […]
“NBMA Reviews And Validates Biosafety Guidelines” The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has commenced the review and validation of some of its guidelines to strengthen the nation’s Biosafety system. Dr. Rufus Ebegba, Director General/CEO, NBMA said at the opening of the review and validation meeting today (Aug. 8) that the guidelines were in the process […]