Agriculture & Food Security
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Unexploited irrigable land limiting attainment of rice sufficiency in West Africa: Ecofin report
WEST AFRICA – A report by Ecofin Pro, the Ecofin agency platform dedicated to professionals has highlighted that the West African countries have an abundance…
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NASC embarks on training licensed inspectors to enforce use of quality cassava seed
NIGERIA – The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has commenced training of Licensed Seed Inspectors (LSI) to enforce the use of quality cassava seed in a…
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Paddy rice growers in Nigeria asked to take advantage of Africa’s largest mill
NIGERIA – Paddy rice farmers all over Nigeria have been urged to take advantage of the Lagos Rice Mill project in a bid to meet…
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AU meeting reveals limitations in accessing biofortified crop varieties
ZAMBIA– African nations, alongside international partners, convened in Lusaka, Zambia, to assess progress and strategize on enhancing access to biofortified seeds. Biofortification, a process of…
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CSIR-Soil Research Institute empowers youth in bio-fertilizer production in Ghana
GHANA – The Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SRI) is taking a significant step in addressing the fertilizer needs…