With the Help of Ancient Grains, Gluten Free Beer is Saving the Environment and Local Farmers

Millets and sorghum are nutrient-rich grains, high in protein and antioxidants. And they’re drought-resistant, making them reliable crops in dry, hot conditions. But over the past 50 years, The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) estimates that these ancient crops have largely been forgotten as more farmers are prioritizing maize, wheat, rice, and soybeans. Now, a rather unlikely industry is taking advantage of millets and sorghum: gluten-free craft beer.

YES!BAT Encourages Rice Farms to Use Bats Instead of Pesticide

In Northwestern Italy, rice farms are incorporating bats to help manage pests and to reduce the usage of pesticides. Laura Garzoli, founder of YES!BAT and 2017 winner of BCFN Young Earth Solutions, tells Food Tank how farms can employ the use of bats, and why they should do so.

President Buhari signs NASC Bill

 *  AGRA gives NASC, two others $ 2million

Finally,  President Mohammadu Buhari has  signed into law the National Agricultural Seed Council bill presented before him by the eight assembly just as the council along with Premier seeds and Value seeds companies were among those that would benefit in the $ 2 million quality early generation seeds project of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

RUGA: Ruga cattle settlement palaval

It is unfortunate that political space was not properly managed to project this programme otherwise the model is good to go as a vehicle to project ranching of animals in order to forestall farmers/herdsmen clashes and thereby ensuring a healthy agricultural practices to making wealth and job creation cum empowerment .

Images speak @ MOU Signing for interagency collaboration on Biosafety at HMA’s Conference room

Images speak @ MOU Signing  for interagency collaboration on Biosafety at HMA’s Conference room... see more images below............

New Study Highlights Importance of Investing in Emerging Food Markets

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) have released a new study identifying innovative solutions for improving the supply chain flow of diverse, healthy foods.

PRESS RELEASE- Eni/NNPC and FAO commission solar-powered water schemes in Northeast Nigeria

Abuja- 17 June 2019 -In an effort to improve access to water among the conflict-affected in the northeast, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE), commissioned a water scheme in Bama, Borno State, Nigeria on 17 June, 2019.

Most cows in Nigeria are not for milk says expert

 Maize farmers debunk losses

The Country Director, Business Innovative Facility (BIF), Mr. Soji Apampa has said that most cows in the country were not meant for milk production just as maize farmers in Nigeria has denounced ever recording losses .

A New Global Agriculture: Using Big Data to Bring Farmers Together

For thousands of years, farmers have looked to the clouds for the next sign of rain to irrigate their crops.

Genomic features that make plants good candidates for domestication

highly branched plants of teosinte, a wild relative of corn. Right: tiny pods on the vine of Glycine soja, wild relative of soybean. New research sheds light on how domestication affects the genomes of corn and soybeans.

New research published this week identifies the genomic features that might have made domestication possible for corn and soybeans, two of the world's most critical crop species.