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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Introduction of hermetic storage reduces food loss in Yobe

A training carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Yobe State, North East Nigeria, has improved methods of food storage after the harvest season.

A Case for the Review of Soil Science Curriculum in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria Submitted to the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the SSSN, July 17, 2019 at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State. Prof Peter Ikor Ogban, fssn Department of Soil Science University of Calabar, Calabar.


      From the SSSN Platform
Soil has taken the centre stage of Planetary Sustainable Development.We in SSSN must become part of this dynamics in Global thinking, speaking and practise in Nigeria.

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Opinion | Congresswoman Alma Adams on Hunger and Closing the Gap

Congresswoman Adams of North Carolina shares her thoughts on policies regarding her district's access to nutrition, food education, and living wages.If the United States wants to make healthy food a priority, we need to make changes, especially regarding elected officials. That’s the conclusion of Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D., elected in November to her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina 12th Congressional District.

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit 2019: Sparking Change

Food Tank is participating in the newest panels, pitch competitions, and evening events at Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit 2019.The fifth edition of the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit May 6-9, 2019 will gather a community of entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers, leaders, and activists that push for a sustainable future in food and agriculture.

Monday, 29 July 2019

New Project in Carbon Farming Launched in India

In 2013, the U.S. government accused India of unfairly subsidizing its farmers by paying a support price above market prices, creating global controversy around India̢۪s National Food Security Act (NFSA).
A new project will help farmers increase their income as well as store carbon in their soil. Starting with 20 farmers in two districts of Maharashtra state in India, the carbon farming project will compensate farmers for increases in soil organic carbon. These farmers follow no-till practices in growing rice and other cover crops.

Sunday, 28 July 2019

Opinion | Why We Need Organic for All?

Check out how farmworkers are helping to lead the fight for organic agriculture and reverse the use of toxic pesticides which is the normMany people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides.

Saturday, 27 July 2019

Venture-Backed Technology Startup Tackles Industrial Food Waste

Industrial Food Waste
A venture-backed technology startup, FoodMaven, is tackling the US$161 billion per year industrial food waste problem by allowing food producers and suppliers to earn a profit from once landfill-destined food.

Friday, 26 July 2019

Soil society raises alarm on oil spillage, demand policy


Scientists at the just concluded 43th annual conference has bemoan damages occasioned by  oil spillage and its poor management in relation to soil in the Niger Delta area of South-South of Nigeria in view of food security and safe environment, demanded policy  for soil policy in Nigeria.

Hilton Properties Takes Additional Steps to Source Local Food

source local foodFoodMaven, a technology startup committed to reducing food waste on an industrial scale, is partnering with Hilton Properties to expand Hilton’s efforts to source local food in Colorado and Texas.

Thursday, 25 July 2019