Soil pollution affects food security and human health, FAO report

Soil pollution 

Soil pollution presents a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, according to a new report.

The EU needs a new food and farming blueprint, study

The EU needs a new food and farming blueprint (Photo: CC0)

The European Union has no consistent, coherent or complete food policy, new research shows.

Eating less meat and dairy best way to reduce your impact on Earth, study

Lowest-impact meat still has a higher footprint than vegetable proteins 

Giving up meat and dairy products is the single most effective way to reduce your environmental impact, new research has revealed. According to a comprehensive analysis published in the journal Science, livestock only provides 18% of calories and 37% of our protein while taking up 83% of farmland worldwide.

'Miracle' weed killer that was supposed to save farms is killing them instead

Man-made disaster raises serious questions about the state of US agriculture

Controversial herbicide dicamba found to poison crops as well as pigweed chemical was intended to root out.

Yes, GMOs Are Safe (Another Major Study Confirms)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found “no substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between current commercially available genetically engineered (GE) crops and conventionally bred crops.

Consumers all around the world get a lot of conflicting information about genetically engineered (GE) crops and the food derived from them. A myriad of claims about the benefits and potential risks associated with GE crops and their impact on agricultural, environmental, human health and economic outcomes have created a confusing landscape that is further complicated by evolving technology in the field.

Stakeholders stress the importance of accreditation to development

NINAS world Accreditation Day on June 9^th

The Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) has emphasized the importance of accreditation to development as the world marks world Accreditation Day on June 9^th.

AFAN frowns at seed dealers

 *Minister seeks stiffer penalty

The Managing Director, Premier Seeds Nigeria Limited, Prof. Oyediji Ogungbile, The Governor of Kebbi State Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and The DG NASC Dr. Olusegun Philps Ojo in a picture during a visit to the Premier Seeds Stand at the 2018  Seed Connect

In order to checkmate recycling of grains as improved seed, the All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has condemned the activities of fake dealers who are fond of selling grains as seeds to its members just as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh was advocating through a new bill a stiffer penalty that would checkmate merchants of ingenuine inputs in the sub sector.

Mega-farms could hit grain supplies in the region, resulting in an increase in imports to feed pigs

Balinese farmers work on the land surrounding the volcano Reuters

Volcanic ash can cause a nuisance to farmers, burying agricultural lands and damaging crops. But this ash does have long-term benefits.

Pictures Speak at the 2018 Seed Connect held in Abuja

The Managing Director, Premier Seeds Nigeria Limited, Prof. Oyediji Ogungbile, The Governor of Kebbi State Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and The DG NASC Dr. Olusegun Philps Ojo in a picture during a visit to the Premier Seeds Stand at the 2018  Seed Connect

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Sir Richard Branson says humans will stop killing animals for meat in 30 years

Last month, Sir Richard joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the giant US agriculture firm, Cargill, in investing in Memphis Meats, a US company that creates meat from self-producing animal cells

Livestock is 'a bigger contributor to global warming and environmental degradation than all forms of transportation,' Mr Branson said