The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has provided farm inputs to the women farming cluster in Cross River, in its bid to boost food production in the state.
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The National Assembly says it will make necessary legislation that will drive the needed reforms in the agriculture sector and boost food production in the country.
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“We are here to distribute agricultural inputs free of charge to our farmers, including women and youths, with the sole aim of ensuring a bumper harvest and promoting food security by the special grace of Allah,” he said.
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The National Seed Council, a technical body responsible for the approval of seed varieties for release in Ghana, has officially…
“It involves exploring knowledge of the functional genomics of species and organisms, by incorporating specific DNA sequences coding for desirable traits into crops of interest. This involves using tools of gene transfer such as Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, electroporation, particle bombardment, and calcium phosphate-mediated gene transformation,” Akinbo explained.