A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon and Dr Hernan…
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The Anambra Government says it will spend N4.1 billion on strategic agricultural development initiative in the 2018 planting season. The…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday said it would invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday requested the African Export – Import Bank (AFREXIM) to align its lending schemes with the…
ActionAid Nigeria says there is need for increased budgetary allocations and committed implementation of provisions of annual budgets in the…
By Kay Ledbetter A newly developed fertilizer system will provide nutrition to engineered cotton crops worldwide and a deadly dose…
The Government of Ethiopia is the latest African country to authorize cultivation of biotech crops by granting two landmark approvals for environmental…
By Marion Nestle The FDA has concluded its “consultation process” on Golden Rice. This, you may recall, is rice bioengineered to contain genes…
Indian farmers on Friday embarked on a 10-day nationwide strike, demanding better prices of produce, complete loan waiver, and payouts…
An incredible 155 million children around the world are chronically undernourished, despite dramatic improvements in recent decades. In view of this, the…