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NASC may
soon begin e- certification
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| Seeds |
Farmers have
been admonished by agricultural scientists to ensure the use of only certified
hybrid seeds as there are many fake of such in circulation that were imported
without National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC)‘s approval just as the body
reiterated its readiness to ensure certification through electronic means using
digital tracking to reduce adulteration.
The advice
to the end users by scientists was given chiefly by the Executive Director,
Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Prof. Ibrahim U. Abubakar during the
annual cropping scheme for year 2019, held at Samaru, Zaria.
The world lost 12 million hectares of tropical forest in 2018, an area the size of England, new data from the University of Maryland reveals. According to the figures, released on April 25 by Global Forest Watch, this is the fourth-highest annual loss since records began in 2001.
Around 113 million people in 53 countries worldwide faced severe food insecurity in 2018, finds a new report released by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), an initiative of food security and development institutions, UN agencies and the EU.
Organic farming can play an important role in triggering a shift towards more sustainable food systems, according to an article published in the scientific journal “Nature Sustainability”. A team of international experts argues that there is broad consensus that we urgently need to change the way we produce and consume food. Only then will we be able to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and water scarcity and make progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
Nature is declining globally at unprecedented rates due to human activities, a major new UN report has warned. Up to one million plant and animal species are currently facing extinction – and the rate of extinctions is accelerating, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). 
