Foreign bees monopolize prize resources in biodiversity hotspot

Non-native honey bees 

Hike around the natural habitats of San Diego County and it becomes abundantly clear that honey bees, foreign to the area, are everywhere.

Our concern is enhancing productivity of Shea nuts into other derivatives....Modibo

National Secretary General, National Shea Butter Association, Mallam Adamu Modibo

The National Secretary General, National Shea Butter Association, Mallam Adamu Modibo has said the processing of shea nuts into other processed derivatives and exportable products is what can economically benefit the country and the entire stakeholders at the value of the crop.

IAR says Cocoa, kola nut can grow in the North

Dr. Uthman Arunah

A scientist at the Department of Agronomy of the Institute of Agricultural Institute (IAR), Samaru, Zaria, Dr. Uthman Arunah has said that cocoa and kola nut could be successfully cultivated in the northern part of the country when best agronomic practices are applied.  He said this at the cocoa and kola nut orchard of the Institute where the two crops are being monitored for trial.

A very small number of crops are dominating globally: That's bad news for sustainable agriculture

Soybeans

A new U of T study suggests that globally we're growing more of the same kinds of crops, and this presents major challenges for agricultural sustainability on a global scale.

Future of food ‘under severe threat’ from biodiversity loss

 Future of food ‘under severe threat’ from biodiversity loss

The plants, animals, and micro-organisms that are the foundation of food production are in decline, putting the future of our food, livelihoods, health and environment under severe threat. This dire warning has been issued by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in a report released on February 22.

Global crop diversity in decline as just four crops dominate, study

Global crop diversity in decline as just four crops dominate

Crop diversity around the world is declining, presenting a challenge for both the environment and food security. This is the result of new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough, published in the journal PLOS ONE on February 6.

Photos speak at the advocacy group meeting on access to quality seeds by stakeholders from Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and F.c.t holding at Kaduna State.

Photos speak at the advocacy group meeting on access to quality seeds by stakeholders from Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and F.c.t  holding at Kaduna state

The advocacy group meeting is on the validation of Access to Quality seeds by small scale farmers from Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and FCT. This advocacy group is being supported by Partnerships to Engage Reform and Learning (PERL)-Engaged Citizen Pillar (EPI) of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). See more images below.

Experts present new vision for sustainable food systems in Europe

Experts present new vision for sustainable food systems in Europe

A group of leading food experts have mapped out a new vision for reforming European food systems in a report launched on February 7th. EU food and farming systems require a fundamental change of direction in order to address climate change, halt biodiversity loss, curb obesity, and make farming viable for the next generation, says the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food).

Stakeholders say NAADI pro-activeness will checkmate food imports

·       Akure, Bauchi centres soon

Stakeholders have suggested that active utilization of agro processing centres across the country would be effective to reduce high import bills that are being expended on foods annually in the country, just as centres for Ondo and Bauchi states will soon be opened for operations towards market competitiveness through value addition.

Guinness initiative benefits 6,000 farmers, others, says company boss

Group Picture

With investments in Agriculture, local manufacturing and backward integration, the Guinness Nigeria Local Raw Materials (LRM) initiative has benefited over 6,000 subsistence farmers, rural traders and various stakeholders in the production value chains. This was disclosed by Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria, Mr. Baker Magunda, at the launch of a programme tagged “Grow with Nigeria” in Abuja.