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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Friday, 5 October 2018

GIZ spends Seventeen million Euros building farmers’ capacity in eight states



 
Images speak @ the training on Agricultural production and processing economics held in Abuja by the Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector- Nigeria (GIZ)
The Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIZ), Nigeria is building capacities of farmers on four major value chains which include maize, rice cassava and Irish potatoes between 2015 and 2021 in eight states in Nigeria-Ogun, Oyo- cassava, Rice-Benue, maize- Kano and Kaduna, Irish potato- Plateau state. This was disclosed by Caroline Trimbom the Project Coordinator GIZ during capacity building training for journalists in Abuja.

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Quarantine Service partners Africa-Pacific body to resolve EU ban



Coordinating Director of NAQS, Dr Vincent Isegbe
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) says it is partnering with the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) to resolve the prohibition of the export of Nigeria’s agricultural produce to Europe. This was disclosed by the Coordinating Director of NAQS, Dr Vincent Isegbe, in Abuja at a workshop organized in partnership with COLEACP as reported by News Agency of Nigeria.

FG licenses 158 seed enterprises, unveils molecular diagnosis facility

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


As effort to boost agricultural activities in the area of quality seed production and distribution to the Nigerian farmers, the Federal Government (FG) has licensed 158 new seed enterprises who are to commence production, while another 75 seed companies were degraded for not meeting needed criteria to fully operate just as the agency has acquired a digital molecular diagnosis testing facilities.

Domino-effect could push Earth towards a ‘hothouse’ climate

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A hothouse climate would have serious consequences for farming
Even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, there is a risk that global warming could trigger other processes which could push the Earth System irreversibly

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

We can feed 9.7 billion by growing crops for humans, not animals

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Feed maize to people instead of animals, study says
The current crop production is sufficient to feed the predicted 9.7 billion world population in 2050, but only if we make radical changes to our dietary choices, new research shows.

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Cost of food imports a growing burden for poorest countries

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Food imports are becoming more burdensome for the poorest countries
Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world’s poorest countries, according to a new report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on July 10th. The “Food Outlook” finds that food imports assume a large and growing share of foreign exchange earnings for many Low-Income Food Deficit Countries.

Monday, 1 October 2018

Rice farming up to twice as bad for climate change as previously thought, study reveals

Rice is a vital crop that provides people with more calories in total than any other food
Rice farming
Rice farming is known to be a major contributor to climate change, but new research suggests it is far bigger a problem than previously thought.

Farmnet, Ogun Govt. partner to reduce food losses


Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development and Chairman, State Project Management Committee, Mr. Gbele Olugbebi, State Project Coordinator, Engr. Samuel A. Y. Onabanjo, Environmental Safeguard Specialist, Engr. Bayo Adekunle and S. A. Rural Development, Mr. Wale Ogunyomade at the presentation of Agro-logistic hub talk to members of the State Project Implementation Unit of OGUN RAAMP by AVM Consults in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday

Saturday, 29 September 2018

NIRSAL, other stakeholders move to curb PHL

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Farmland
As part of efforts aimed at curbing the menace of post-harvest losses in the country, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) is collaborating with other major stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to build a model.

Thursday, 27 September 2018

OFAB in partnership with Alliance for Science Premiers Food Evolution Movie

OFAB in partnership with Alliance for Science Premiers Food Evolution Movie
OFAB in partnership with Alliance for Science Premiers Food Evolution Movie in Silver bird Cinema Abuja, 2:00pm today 27th September 2018.