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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Saturday, 12 March 2016

Alleged Fish Theft:Woman gets ₦200,000 bail condition

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Fish
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Monday admitted a 28-year-old woman, Saliu Kafayat, to bail in the sum of ₦200,000 for alleged theft of dried fish valued ₦23,750.

World Premiere of Food Tank’s Award-Winning Documentary “Man in the Maze”

Food Tank, in partnership with Greener Media, is excited to announce the world premiere of award-winning documentary “Man in the Maze.”
Food Tank, in partnership with Greener Media, is excited to announce the world premiere of the award-winning documentary “Man in the Maze.” The short film produced by filmmakers, Phil Buccellato and Jesse Ash, and Food Tank is one of five films to win the Sundance Short Film Challenge.

Friday, 11 March 2016

Farmer Spotlight: Solace Agha Fominyen’s Passion for Sustainable Farming in the Developing World

Climate change is affecting Solace's farm through long dry seasons and new diseases affecting crops.

Hello, my name is Solace Agha Fominyen. I'm 43 years old, and I've been farming for 20 years in Mbengwi, Cameroon.

₦11.7b ‘spent yearly on tomato paste’-MAN

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Tomato
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has lamented that in spite of the availability of land suitable for the cultivation of tomato in the country, N11.7billion is spent yearly on the importation of tomato paste,The Nation Reports.

Health benefits of soy milk to men

soy-milk
Soy milk
It is no longer news that Soy milk is one of the most common and nutritious dairy alternatives. In addition to its general benefits, soy milk contains a number of compounds that are particularly important to men’s health.

Changing The Future of Fish

Slow Fish 2016 will be held this March in New Orleans, bringing together some of the world’s most important leaders in sustainable seafood
According to the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “Fish represents a valuable source of proteins and nutrients in the diet of many countries and its importance in contributing to food security is rising significantly.”

Interview- Four billion dollar wheat import unacceptable says ED, lake Chad Research Institute, Dr.Gbenga Olabanji Read the excerpts of his interview below



Dr.Gbenga Olabanji



4 billion dollar wheat import unacceptable says ED, lake Chad Research Institute, Dr.Gbenga Olabanji,Read the excerpts of his interview below.

LETTER FROM A COW: curbing cattle rustling

TIED COW
Cow
I am a cow, yes,but trust me , if we had a union, we would have carried placards to the streets to protest that people who are supposed to enjoy us as source of protein are being killed by our masters because of us.

Thursday, 10 March 2016

Purdue releases results of its “Performance Management in Agribusiness” survey

Purdue
Food and agricultural business leaders can use the results from a recent Purdue University study to better understand and manage talent within their organizations.

Pesticide Reduction: A Goal For American Agriculture

Pesticides have already proven to be dangerous, killing honeybees, butterflies, and birds.
“Our goal as a community is to reduce the amount of pesticides used in agriculture,” explains Cornell scientist Anthony Shelton in a mid-2015 New York Times article on why he wants to release genetically engineered diamond-back moths into New York State cabbage fields.