Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios

Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the world's population -- but new experiments from Stanford University suggest that with climate change, production in major rice-growing regions with endemic soil arsenic will undergo a dramatic decline and jeopardize critical food supplies.

Helping hands from within: Live-in bacteria protect plants against infections

Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant's growth and tolerance to stress. An international research team led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and Wageningen UR reports its discovery in today's issue of the   scientific journal Science.

Implanted memories teach birds a song

A father holds up his newborn, their faces only inches apart, and slowly repeats the syllables "da" and "dee." After months of hearing these sounds, the baby begins to babble and gradually "da da da" is refined to the word "Daddy."

Nigeria can only compete with US in organic farming, say experts

A university lecturer from Washington State University, United States of America (USA), Dr. Cornelius Adewale has advised Nigeria to intensify more on organic agriculture as a way of creating wealth.

Organic farming: Nigeria must meet standards to ensure market, says country coordinator

The Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative in Nigeria (EOA) Country Coordinator, Dr. Olugbenga Adeoluwa has said that Nigeria could not afford to fold her hands in the area of standard and certification of organic produce and products considering the market opportunities in the sub sector of agriculture.

The new fertilizer act will strengthen regulation says Agric Ministry

The Director of fertilizer department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Engr. Ohiara Jatto has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for his assent to National Fertilizer Quality Control Act saying it was now an effective legal document to enhance the sub sector against defaulters who are fond of selling fake input to farmers. He told Food Farm News in his officeTuesday this week.

Pesticides likely caused 'Havana syndrome' that affected Cuba-based diplomats

A new interdisciplinary study on the "Havana Syndrome" led by Dr. Alon Friedman M.D. of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Dalhousie University Brain Repair Center in Nova Scotia, Canada, points to overexposure to pesticides as a likely cause for neurological symptoms among Canadian diplomats residing in Havana, Cuba in 2016. This is the first study of its kind focused on Canadian diplomats.

Scientists find ways to improve cassava, a 'crop of inequality' featured at Goalkeepers

Today, as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, hundreds of emerging leaders focused on fighting global inequality came together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's third annual

Industry bank threatens action against loan-defaulting bakers

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has promised to take action that would ensure the recovery of the loan given to Master and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN). The Regional Manager, North Central Region of the bank, Mr. Jack Kings, said this during a meeting held at Abuja.

Our farmers need support, says AFAN president

The president of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Architect Kabir Ibrahim has said that members of his group need to be supported from the grassroots to federal level by government with effective agricultural policies towards ensuring food security. He made the statement in a chat with Food Farm News in his office at Abuja.