India must ditch rice to feed growing population, scientists warn

India must ditch rice to feed growing population, scientists warn

Conventional crops use too much water and do not provide enough nutrients. India must shift from growing mainly rice and wheat to other crops that are healthier and better for the environment, according to new research.

Australia's drought: The cancer eating away at farms

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The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about the future.

The tragic story of the sea that disappeared

The tragic story of the sea that disappeared

World's once fourth largest inland body of water is now a graveyard for its former ships – and its loss is not only being felt in the local fishing industry but it’s also spawned a grim array of health problems

A quality seed, key to food security says Professor Iritwange

Professor Simon Iritwange is the Acting President Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (YFPMAN) and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue state. 

Professor Simon Iritwange is the Acting President Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (YFPMAN) and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue state.  He strongly believes that the availability of quality seeds and seedlings are not only necessary but crucial to the enhancement of the nation’s agricultural growth. Read his Excerpts below with Seun Ayeni at Kaduna Perl meeting.

Gene study pinpoints superbug link between people and animals

Gene

Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying its genes.

Study shows EU pesticide ban failing to protect suburban bees

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Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the EU ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on flowering crops, new research from University of Sussex scientists shows.

Agricultural and urban habitat drive long-term bird population changes

Chipping Sparrows are among the species that expanded in Illinois during the 20th century by making increased use of urban habitat.

Land use changes are a major driver of species declines, but in addition to the habitat to which they're best adapted, many bird species use "alternative" habitats such as urban and agricultural land.

PRESS RELEASE- ON THE UNVEILING THE NEWLY LICENSED 158 SEED ENTREPRENEURS, BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SEEDS COUNCIL, DR. PHILLIP OLUSEGUN OJO.

The Director General of NASC on Black cap and others during a press conference

With great pleasure I welcome the members of the press once again to the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) headquarters. I wish to state emphatically that our relationship as partners in progress has been yielding great dividends for the country, especially in spreading the news of the seed industry in a balanced way.

Images speak at the National Agricultural Seed Council new molecular diagnosis testing facility at NASC Headquarters

the Director General NASC in black cap, Dr. Philip Olusegun Ojo. and Mrs. Tolulope Mewase handling one of the portable machines

Images speak at the  National Agricultural Seed Council new molecular diagnostic testing facility at NASC Headquarters

Unwrapping the brewing secrets of barley

barley grains.

University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered fundamental new information about the malting characteristics of barley grains.