Year: 2018
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Food Security
NDDC DISTRIBUTES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS TO FARMERS
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has flagged off the distribution of agricultural inputs, comprising organic liquid fertilizer and soil…
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Food Security
SCIENTISTS DEVELOP BIO-FORTIFIED MAIZE TO ADDRESS ‘HIDDEN HUNGER’
Researchers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) have developed a maize variety which is rich in both Vitamin A…
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Agro Foreign News
MONSANTO PARTNERS WITH UNDERSTORY TO BRING WEATHER TECH TO ARGENTINA
Many people look up information about local weather conditions to make low-stakes, everyday decisions, like whether to grab an umbrella…
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Crop Treatment
BASF LAUNCHES BOMVORO INOCULANT FOR SOYBEAN SEED TREATMENT IN BRAZIL
BASF has launched Bomvoro in Brazil, which promises to be an effective solution for the efficient treatment of soybean seeds.…
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Agro Foreign News
ADESINA CALLS FOR JAPANESE INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA’S AGRIC SECTOR
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for Japanese investment in the agribusiness sector in Africa. Adesina,…
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Agro Local News
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY
President, Soil Society of Nigeria (SSSN), Professor Victor Ochude, has said that sustainable agricultural systems are key to address climate…
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Agribusiness
MINISTER URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL IN SHEA NUTS
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Aisha Abubakar, has advised stakeholders in the Shea sub-sector to add…
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Agro Science
BREAKING GROUND: CAROLINA SANSALONI EXPLORES AND UNLOCKS GENETIC POTENTIAL
Breaking Ground: Carolina Sansaloni explores and unlocks genetic potential from wheat genebanks Breaking Ground is a regular series featuring staff…
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Agribusiness
NIGERIA EXPORTS 1,983 CONTAINERS OF HIBISCUS TO MEXICO
FOLLOWING the drive for high non-oil exports the country has exported 1, 983 containers of hibiscus (Zobo) to Mexico alone,…
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Food Security
SCIENTISTS MOVES TO INCREASE LEGUMES, CEREAL PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
Scientists with Tropical Legumes III (TL III) and HOPE II projects and other agricultural scientists have held a three day…
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