Severe Weather: Record temperatures keep rising as heavy rains fall

Tap Water

Cape Town - While heavy downpours are being recording across the country, the water crisis and effects of the drought are far from over.

FG, State Government shows more concern on wheat importation

accelerated wheat production

The 4.2 billion dollars wheat importation seems to have evidently becomes a thing of economic concerns to both the Federal and some producing states government based on political will concern exhibited yesterday at Alkamawa village, Kano State where PMB and the two Excellencies of Kebbi, Sen Abubabar Atiku Bagudu and Kano, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje physically showed their presence to affiliate with the economic reality of backward integration of this national strategic crop to ensuring food security in Nigeria and sub Sahara African country.

Shea impact: How a woman is tackling female poverty in northern Nigeria through her skin care company

Funlayo Alabi, CEO of Shea Radiance

Besides passion, a common reason often given by entrepreneurs when asked why, or how they started their businesses often entails discovering a gap in the market, which is often in the process of trying to solve a problem of their own. The background story of Funlayo Alabi, CEO of Shea Radiance, is not any different.

Live Bakery, 70 exhibitors To Star at Agrofood Exhibition

MartinMärz

With a successful maiden edition of ‘Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria exhibition in 2015, Fairtrade Messe’s Managing Director, Mr. Martin März, speaks on the plans for a better second edition billed to hold in April this year.

NGOs sue Monsanto, EU food safety watchdog over pesticide

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A group of European NGOs on Wednesday sued agri-giant Monsanto and the EU's food safety watchdog for allegedly distorting scientific data on the carcinogenic effects of controversial weedkiller glyphosate, ahead of a key EU vote to renew its approval for another 10 years.

Seven Projects Protecting Soils Around the World

Soil projects are working around the globe for awareness of sustainable soil management and the reversal of soil degradation.

The International Year of Soils came to a close on December 4, but that won’t be the end of the work for many soil projects.

Study Finds that Smallholder Farmers Need More Support to Adopt Conservation Agriculture Practices

Paraguay’s small-scale farmers face challenges in implementing conservation agriculture practices.

Conservation agriculture can be economically beneficial for many countries, while also promoting restorative soil management by improving soil nutrition and fertility, according to the Conservation Agriculture Group at Cornell University.

Lassa Fever: Health worker infected, patients on the run in Kaduna

Rat

Another health worker has been infected with the Lassa fever virus in Kaduna State and is currently being  isolated at the Infectious Disease Centre (IDC), Kakuri‎, Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state.

Empowering Young People and Nurturing Equitable Food Systems

The Massachusetts Avenue Project is building an equitable local food system in Buffalo, New York.

The Massachusetts Avenue Project in Buffalo, New York, is fostering healthy food access opportunities and social change education for young adults. Its mission is to “nurture the growth of a diverse and equitable local food system and promote local economic opportunities, access to affordable, nutritious food, and social change education.”

Lawmakers in search of solution to perennial herdsmen killings

Lawmakers

Last week, there were reports that some Fulani herdsmen raided Agatu, an agrarian community in Benue State, and left in their wake, gruesome murder of about 50 members of that community.