Engineering a Better Food Bank

For the past few years, a team of engineers has spent long hours poring over data files and complex computer models.

We’ll strengthen research institutes for better seeds says Sabo Nanono

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has said that the ministry under his stewardship would ensure that agricultural research institutes are strengthened to promote improved seedlings and seeds that will galvanise food production in the country.

Seed companies in trouble as low incentive, insecurity demoralize farming

There are indications that the seed companies are facing hard times on the sales of their certified seeds to farmers, reason being low inputs incentive from government coupled with insecurity situation in the country that had made many to leave farming activities for fear of being kidnapped or killed by armed bandits.

FG releases new improved wheat variety for demand quality

LCRI promises to tackle plantable material

The Federal Government (FG) National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Committee domiciled at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has just released and registered a new improved wheat variety (LACRI WHIT-11) (IMAM (ATTILA 7). The official release of the seed took place in Ibadan, recently.

Institute’s new boss determined to attract grants for research

The new Executive Director for Institute for Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Prof. Veronica Obatolu has promised to supplement the epileptic research funding in the system by attracting more grants and donors through an established office for the purpose.

How Despots Arose With Agriculture (Op-Ed)

For hundreds of thousands of years humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies, eating wild plants and animals. Inequality in these groups is thought to have been very low, with evidence suggesting food and other resources were shared equally between all individuals.

Facts About the Global Seed Vault

Sometimes called the "doomsday vault," the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is seen as humanity's last hope against extinction after a world crisis. Though its mission is to keep the world's seeds safe, its creation wasn't meant as a way to reseed the world after a world-scale catastrophe.

AFAN Oyo state election comes up September

Congratulates new agric comm

The proper election into the executive positions of the Oyo state All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has been scheduled to come up sometimes in September, 2019 according to the Chairman of the chapter Engr. Ayinla Olumide who also congratulated the new commissioner of agriculture, Hon. Muyiwa Ejekunle on behalf of all other members.

FG sets to reposition groundnut for global competitiveness

*Stakeholders applaud government

The Federal Government (FG) through its Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (FMITI) has developed an implementation work plan that will make groundnut productivity more competitive in the global markets just as the major stakeholders have commended and described the moved as being long overdue.  

'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars

Simulated "Martian gardens" are helping NASA scientists learn which plants astronauts might be able to grow on the Red Planet.