The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), through its Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) project, marked the 4th…
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The federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cuba in a bid to enhance regulation of activities in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biological and other related fields.
The Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has asserted that advancements in biotechnology have the potential to ignite the emergence of new industries and create significant employment opportunities in Nigeria.
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABRDA), asserts that Nigeria’s biodiversity, dynamic population, and…
An expert at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Prof. Olalekan Akinbo on Friday urged African countries to enact policies and regulations that would enhance the development of biotechnological products.
“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.
In secondary school, if you took agricultural science in junior secondary, you would have seen this phrase “new varieties” of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged experts in the biotechnology ecosystem to harness the innovative power of biotech to drive economic growth.
The Federal Government has advised farmers to embrace biotechnology as a measure to tackle food shortage and disease control.
Untapping the potential of Nigeria and West Africa in terms of food exports and the necessity to maximize the benefits…