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These microscopic marvels are transforming agriculture in the developed world; now it’s Africa’s turn We have heard it over and over—that microbes will revolutionize agriculture. We have seen big investments by larger agricultural companies. We have witnessed a gradual growth in the number of companies and start-ups jumping on the wagon to produce and commercialize […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, says Nigeria has not adopted Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or genetic technology in agriculture and food production. The minister said this when he appeared on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Ogbeh said that although genetic modifications had been taking place in America, […]
No fewer than 19 academics from different universities in Nigeria have begun research attachments in several fields of study sponsored by Shell, a multi-national oil company. Bamidele Odugbesan, Shell spokesperson, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Port Harcourt. Mr. Odugbesan said that the programme […]
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative in 2016 established 563 trials across Nigeria and Tanzania to help unlock the agronomy of cassava. The trials were part of the broader initiative by the research community led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with its international and national partners to increase the productivity of cassava and […]
The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has inaugurated regional co-ordinators for soil development to foster food sufficiency in the country. Inaugurating the committee, the institute’s Executive Director, Prof. James Adediran, said members comprised professors and specialists on soil. According to him, the committee is expected to raise a team of soil […]
An Agriculture and Biotechnology expert has described as false the claim that the proliferation of genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will wipe out natural crops. Mr Yarama Ndirpaya, acting Director, Partnership and Linkages, Agricultural Research Institute of Nigeria, stated this an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The issue of GMO wiping […]
As part of efforts to boost maize and groundnut production in Nigeria, significantly lower aflatoxin contamination in food and feed, boost profitability for the poultry industry and ensure healthier families and better income for farmers, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has launched a biocontrol product, aflasafe, which drastically reduces aflatoxin contamination in crops. […]
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) Lagos, a multidisciplinary marine research institute and Nigeria’s prime institute for Marine Sciences, is building the capacity of fish farmers under the aegis of West Africa Aquaculture Productivity Initiative (WAAPI)-an innovative platform in the aquaculture industry which deals with the entire value chain. The capacity building is […]
A new report launched on Friday by the United Nation’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) reveals the crucial role the world’s dry lands play in buffering the negative impacts of climate change, land degradation and drought. “Drylands are absolutely key to global food security for the whole planet,” said IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze. […]
A professor at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)’s Department of Crop Protection, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), Professor Steve Afolami, has advocated the importance of ensuring that the various researches being carried out in Nigeria have national focus. The professor said this, while assessing the impact of research on the […]
Going by the huge deficit gaps between demand and supply of food commodities in the country, the Federal Government has urged potential investors to take advantage of the huge market to invest in the country’s agricultural sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh disclosed this during his meeting with a team of […]
For the first time in West Africa, a regional symposium focusing on the next generation of cocoa research for West and Central Africa was held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State, The symposium, held from November 8 to 10, was meant to tackle the bottlenecks faced by cocoa producers […]