Gender Plan to transform women to commercial farmers, says minister- By Seun Ayeni

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the objectives of the National Gender Action plan was to build the capacities of women farmers to transit from subsistence farming to medium/large scale farming. He made the remark at the launching of the National Gender Action Plan (NGAP) for Agriculture in Abuja, recently.

EPO revokes patent on conventionally bred “severed broccoli”

EPO revokes patent on conventionally bred “severed broccoli”

The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a controversial patent on conventionally bred broccoli. This is a great success for “No Patents on Seeds!”, a broad coalition of civil society organizations, which had filed an opposition to the patent.

FG to enforce seed laws, deter fraudsters, says minister

·      * It is Illegal to produce, sell seeds without accreditation-Seed Council

Chief Audu Ogbeh- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has promised that  the government would strengthen Nigerian Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) to enforce the seed laws and continue to deter those defrauding farmers through the sale of low quality seeds.  He made the promise at the council’s annual National Seeds Fair and Farmers Field Day held at Sheda, near Abuja.

Small-scale farmers are the custodians of Africa’s seed diversity

Small-scale farmers are the custodians of Africa’s seed diversity

Small-scale farmers save, use, share and enhance the seed diversity of the crops that feed Africa. However, their traditional practices and their freedom to manage their own seeds are increasingly under threat, according to a new report published by GRAIN and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). In this report, the two organizations, together with partners from Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, outline the battle over seeds, agricultural resources, environmental degradation and the impact on local seed and food systems.

Procurement :National Assembly hails FCA, Akure

The members of public procurement committee, National Assembly chaired by Hon. Wale Oke and provost of the college, Dr. Samson Odedina in a picture

The members of public procurement committee, National Assembly chaired by Hon. Wale Oke, has commended the Federal College of Agriculture (FCA),Akure for its compliance to procurement rules as they are impressive of structures they met on ground.

Humanity has wiped out 60% of the planet’s wildlife since 1970, report

Humanity has wiped out 60% of the planet’s wildlife since 1970, report

The way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services it provides to the brink, warns a new report.

Editorial- Ensuring food safety and security

Ensuring food safety and security

Recently, issue of food poisoning in the country took another dimension from the usual accounts of bacterial, viral and fungal infestation of consumable agricultural produce like cassava, yam flour, beans, maize and peppers etc through rodents and other animals.

UN committee approves declaration on the rights of peasants

UN committee approves declaration on the rights of peasants

The UN has passed a resolution adopting a declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas.

Climate change to disrupt agricultural productivity in the U.S., report

Climate change to disrupt agricultural productivity in the U.S., report

Climate change is affecting the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, and human health and welfare across the U.S. and its territories, warns a federal report released on November 23.

Images speak at the Farmers Field Day at Agbenti 1, near Badeggi in Niger State, FARO 60 and 61 Varieties

Group image at the Farmers Field Day at Agbenti 1, near Badeggi in Niger State, FARO 60 and 61 Varieties

Images speak at the Farmers Field Day at Agbenti 1, near Badeggi in Niger State, FARO 60 and 61 Varieties.