Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater

Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride to construct a membrane for harvesting ocean energy that is both strong like bone and suited for ion transport like cartilage.

‘Zero Hunger Project has not met its goals ’

Recently, Food Farm News had a chat with the National Coordinator for Zero Hunger Farmers, Mr. Tunde Arosanye. He bared it all revealing how solvable problems have bogged down the project making it unproductive and unable to meet its goals. Excerpts...

Fossil shells reveal both global mercury contamination and warming when dinosaurs perished

The impact of an asteroid or comet is acknowledged as the principal cause of the mass extinction that killed off most dinosaurs and about three-quarters of the planet's plant and animal species 66 million years ago.

Animal diseases: FG begins policy to combat

·        Allays fear of contagious disease

The Federal Government (FG) has begun work to have a National control policy for the effective control and combat of animal diseases and pests in the country just as the fear of reported outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Bauchi has been allayed with vaccine provision.

Invest in pollinator monitoring for long-term gain

New research shows that for every £1 invested in pollinator monitoring schemes, at least £1.50 can be saved, from otherwise costly independent research projects.

‘Agric mechanization: solution to food insecurity, unemployment’

  Nigeria to export rice in two years----Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono & the Executive Governor of  Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has stated that agricultural mechanization is the solution to unemployment and food insufficiency in Nigeria. This was contained in a press statement issued and made available to Food Farm News by Ezeaja Ikemefuna on behalf of director of Information in the ministry.

Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields

Agriculture degrades over 24 million acres of fertile soil every year, raising concerns about meeting the rising global demand for food.

How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?

Scientists are homing in on what a healthy human microbiome looks like, mapping the normal bacteria that live in and on the healthy human body. But what about a healthy plant microbiome?

How flowers adapt to their pollinators

Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing diversity of flowers of different shapes and sizes.

First 'lab in a field' experiment reveals a sunnier side of climate change

Pioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an unexpected plus side of climate change for farmers.