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Reports from reliable sources can confirm that a University of Ibadan student, Mojisola Karigidi, who is also the founder of Moepelorse Bio Resources, has successfully come up with a bio-pesticide for preserving beans, pulses and other grains. Explaining the reason why she carried out this pet research product, Karigidi said “weevils that attack beans and […]
Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Rufus Ebegba has issued a rallying cry out to Nigerians not to take serious the recent inciting comments made by a unanimous radio station in Abuja against the National Biosafety Management Agency and its activities. Ebegba released this statement during a press […]
By Jim Rex Lawson Moses Malnutrition occurs when the body doesn’t get enough nutrients. Causes include a poor diet, digestive conditions or another disease. According to World Health Organisation, WHO, malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions. One […]
The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba has said that the NBMA ACT 2015 is strong enough to ensure a robust biosafety system for Nigeria. Dr. Ebegba said at an interaction with Clerks of relevant committees of the National Assembly today in Abuja (Feb. 11) that the Act establishing the agency […]
Nigeria Leads West African Biosafety: The Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency Dr Rufus Ebegba has said that Nigeria has been mandated to lead the West African sub-region on Biosafety. Dr Ebegba who said this while presenting the Agency’s score card to the public in Abuja today (21st December) said It is gratifying […]
Until the country prioritizes funding for research institutions, the education sector will remain in the forest, says Laudoka Akintole University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO). The NANO + group, LAUTECH, announced this in a statement in which it announced its 2nd annual nanotechnology seminar / conference with the title “LAUTECH NANO 2018”, […]
Deadly Bacterial Wilt Disease, A team led by scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have announced a breakthrough in the search for banana varieties that are resistant to the lethal bacterial banana wilt disease. This debunks the notion that all banana varieties are susceptible to the disease and opens the possibility of […]
“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 […]
“Groundbreaking Block Farming Initiative” The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) today announces a partnership with Alluvial Agriculture, a collective farming business grouping thousands of smallholders in Nigeria. CIAT, a research center for the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) – a global research partnership for a food-secure future supported by private foundations, national […]
A new pest—southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Stoll)—has been discovered in West and Central Africa! This introduced second armyworm species from the Americas was first found in cassava fields in south-eastern Nigeria in December 2016, reported Dr Georg Goergen, Entomologist/Biocontrol Specialist and Head of IITA’s Biodiversity Center in Bénin. Its presence was confirmed by DNA barcode […]
GMO, Rose Gidado is the Scientific Officer and Assistant Director of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA). She is also the country coordinator of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa. GM foods have been heavily criticised for their long term health effects and other demerits. However, in this interview with PREMIUM TIMES‘ […]
The Confined Field Trial (CFT) currently being carried out on transgenic cassava at an IITA site has been described as “completely safe with absolutely no risk of contamination to local cassava varieties.” Dr Anna Carluccio, a scientist on the research team at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), said this in an interview in […]
Scientists from IITA and partner institutions have carried out the first known proteomic investigation into plantain. The results of the study are featured in a paper, titled “The plantain proteome, a focus on allele specific proteins obtained from plantain fruits” by N.A. Campos, R. Swennen, and S.C. Carpentier. Proteomics entails the study of the expression […]
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised research institutes to commercialise their research and agricultural products to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Eco-farming: Asian farmers are growing rice and rearing fish in the same fields to increase their income and reduce weeds, while Ghanaians are using crop residues as compost to boost yields.