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Prof. Mohammed Nasirudeen-Suleiman   By Thompson Yamput Prof. Mohammed Nasirudeen-Suleiman of the Department of Botany, Federal University Lokoja, has called for global intensive study in Mycology (Fungi) in all secondary schools as part of measures to check food deprivation. He made the call while delivering an inaugural lecture entitled: “PathogenicContinue Reading

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By Olayinka Olawale The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Friday presented a 300-page report on coconut value chain analysis to the Lagos State Government. Mr Suleiman Abubakar, Assistant Food and Agriculture Organisation representative to Nigeria, presented the reportContinue Reading

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By Zainab Oyekan Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Plateau chapter, has called on politicians and government to buy eggs to help reduce farmers huge losses. The Chairman of the association, Mr Johnson Bagudu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday, saying thatContinue Reading

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By Nathan Nwakamma Artisanal fishermen operating along the Atlantic coastline in Niger Delta on Tuesday lamented the hardships they had been facing as CBN’s cashless policy had crippled their vocation. Niger Delta Coordinator, Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) Rev. Samuel Ayadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading

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By Felicia Imohimi Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), an NGO, and other stakeholders have recommended key policy on rice standards to optimise production. The key policy will also make the product and its value chain competitive and acceptable at global markets. Mr Isaiah Gabriel, Country Programme Manager of SFSA,Continue Reading