DRAFT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF ONE DAY AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON THE WAY FORWARD TOWARDS EXTENSION OF NEW INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HELD AT THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (NCAM) ON TUESDAY, 16TH JULY, 2019.

The call for Nigeria to divest from oil is now more important since the need for crude oil may decline in the face of utilization of other sources of energy such as renewable, electrical, solar, hydro, wind, etc.

Celebrating A Diversity of Opinions Is Key to Collaboration, Says Erin Fitzgerald

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Erin Fitzgerald, CEO of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), talks about the alliance’s new direction: not only bolstering the image of agriculture and supporting farmers, but also addressing sustainability and education in agriculture.

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.

Opinion | Congresswoman Alma Adams on Hunger and Closing the Gap

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.

Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit 2019: Sparking Change

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.

New Project in Carbon Farming Launched in India

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.

Opinion | Why We Need Organic for All?

Many people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides.

Venture-Backed Technology Startup Tackles 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.

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.