The communiqué issued at the end of 2019 NATIONAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SUMMIT

 We, the 90 participants gathered at the 2019 National Organic Agriculture Business Summit (4 th edition) held at Solab Hotels and Suites, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria from October 16 – 18, 2019 representing organic agriculture stakeholders from all the geo-political zones of Nigeria and the United States of America (one participant ).

CRISPRed fruit flies mimic monarch butterfly, and could make you vomit

Whiteman and his University of California, Berkeley, colleagues have turned perfectly palatable fruit flies -- palatable, at least, to frogs and birds -- into potentially poisonous prey that may cause anything that eats them to puke. In large enough quantities, the flies likely would make a human puke, too, much like the emetic effect of ipecac syrup.

Organic farming: Nigeria sets up task force for certification

Towards ensuring conformity to standard and certification of local produce, the national organic farming practitioners of Nigeria has inaugurated a task force that will constantly monitor that registered members do conform to best agronomics practice of agricultural produce.

No need to cut down red and processed meat for health reasons, controversial findings suggest

Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat as they do now. A major study led by researchers at McMaster and Dalhousie universities has found cutting back has little impact on health.

FG to sustain interventions in the agricultural sector, says PMB

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to sustain interventions in the Agricultural Sector to boost economic growth and create jobs for Nigerians. He stated this at the National Agricultural Show to mark this year’s World Food Day Celebration held in Abuja.

NAERLS REPORT: Agric minister emphasis data for performance measurement

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has disclosed that Nigeria has achieved 80 percent performance in the agric sector, but can still do much better if she introduced the use of data as a way to reposition the industry.

Govt., experts ask farmers to adopt new yam technology

As part of efforts to help Nigeria produce quality yam that will meet up with the standard required by the European market, the Federal Government along sides experts have called on farmers in Nassarawa to adopt the new yam technology as a means to increase quality yam production in the state.

Plants alert neighbors to threats using common 'language'

New research from Cornell University shows that plants can communicate with each other when they come under attack from pests.

Aspirin may halve air pollution harms

A new study is the first to report evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin may lessen the adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function. The team of researchers from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine published their findings in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Brave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events 'could be lethal'

Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a consequence of climate change. New research from Washington University in St. Louis provides important new insights into how different species may fare under this new normal.