Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals?

A controversial theory that suggests an extraterrestrial body crashing to Earth almost 13,000 years ago caused the extinction of many large animals and a probable population decline in early humans is gaining traction from research sites around the world.

Food Security: Oyo Government, society partner to combat weeds on water ways

The Oyo Government has expressed interest to establish a synergy with the Weed Science Society of Nigeria to combat the challenges of weeds on food security occasioned by impacts on water ways and other decaying antiquated infrastructures in the state.

AFDB intensifies technologies transfer to reduce poverty,

·       Injects Vitamin A cassava in Benin Republic...

African Development Bank (AfDB) led by Nigerian Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has reiterated its readiness to intensify the use of improved technologies in the shelves of research institutes in the African continent by farmers, saying this would reduce poverty rate with Pro vitamin A cassava variety already being introduced to Benin republic farmers. This was contained in statement issued to Feed Africa group last week.

Antimicrobial resistance is drastically rising

The world is experiencing unprecedented economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. An increasing number of people in India, China, Latin America and Africa have become wealthier, and this is reflected in their consumption of meat and dairy products. In Africa, meat consumption has risen by more than half; in Asia and Latin America it is up by two-thirds.

The world is getting wetter, yet water may become less available for North America and Eurasia

With climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a Dartmouth-led study in Nature Geoscience. The research suggests a drier future despite anticipated precipitation increases for places like the United States and Europe, populous regions already facing water stresses.

Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops

Once dismissed as 'junk DNA' that served no purpose, a family of 'jumping genes' found in tomatoes has the potential to accelerate crop breeding for traits such as improved drought resistance.

You don't have to go cold turkey on red meat to see health benefits

A new study has found that halving the amount red and processed (RPM) meat in the diet can have a significant impact on health, reducing the amount of LDL 'bad' cholesterol in the blood which cuts the risk of developing heart disease.

Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?

Environmentally friendlier palm oil production could be achieved with less fertilizer and no herbicide, while maintaining profits. These are the encouraging preliminary results of the first two years of a large-scale oil palm management experiment by an international team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen. The research was published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.

Nigeria needs plant variety law for robust seeds sector

·       Expert says no enough companies

An economically efficient seeds industry in Nigeria may continue to be a mirage unless a Plant Variety Protection (PVP) law is put in place. This view was deduced during a three-day training held at National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Sheda, Abuja.

Rice millers condemn senators’ stance on borders as unpatriotic

The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) has described the criticism by some of the senators at the National Assembly against the land borders closure of the Federal Government (FG) as an act of insincerity to the nation’s development saying the measure was already yielding good dividend to agricultural productivity of rice and other produce. This was contained in a press statement made available to Food farm News, in Abuja.