Press Statement- GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, HOMEF and other CSOs Condemn Efforts to Sway the Public to Accept Agricultural Biotechnology and Denounce Release of Genetically Modified Cotton into Nigeria

GMO-Free

The GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and over 35 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in a statement made available to the media condemned efforts by government and biotech corporations to persuade Nigerians to accept agricultural biotechnology and denounced the registration and release of genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties (Maycho C567 BG II and Maycho C571 BG II) into the country.

Is this West Virginia farming community the model for a utopian way of life?

Is this West Virginia farming community the model for a utopian way of life?

If one family can't maintain a farm of 300 acres then maybe multiple families can... and so communal farming is born again in Berkeley, where 11 families living on common land are trialling a new way to preserve rural America

Joint 10,000gn for rams bred in Aberdeenshire

Suffolk ram lamb Birness Cracker sold for 10,000gn at the Stockton dispersal sale.

A joint top price of 10,000gn was paid for two Aberdeenshire-bred rams at the dispersal sale of the Stockton flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep.

Government must stop cheap post-Brexit food imports threatening UK farmers, MPs warn

Government must stop cheap post-Brexit food imports threatening UK farmers, MPs warn

Foreign food imports must be held to Britain’s high standards after Brexit or the nation’s farming community will be devastated, MPs have warned.

Australia's drought: The cancer eating away at farms

Australia's drought:

The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about the future

Rice farming up to twice as bad for climate change as previously thought, study reveals

Rice is a vital crop that provides people with more calories in total than any other food

Levels of overlooked greenhouse gas are up to 45 times higher in fields that are only flooded intermittently.

How satellites could help farmers deal with the risk of drought

Only the most drought-prone farms in Australia take out cover

The emergence of 'big data' collected from satellites and internet-enabled devices promises to revolutionize farm production and risk management – helping governments and insurers understand drought and protecting farmers.

Statisticians call for accurate data’s

Statisticians

Statisticians in the country have requested that stakeholders in Nigeria give out accurate data to help develop the various sectors as it is urgent to better preposition the country in the area of food productivity and food security across the country.

SEE- map with the BSE risk status zones in Europe can be seen below:

NGO task fg on increased budgetary allocations

 

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The Fresh and Young Brains Development Initiative (FYBIN) has urged the Federal Government to increase its funding to the agricultural sector, especially for women and youth farmers to increase their yields and attain food sufficiency.