By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, Tuesday, reiterated commitment to ensuring the eradication of Genetically Modified Organisms, (GMOs) in the country, as well as assuring Nigerians of safe products in the market. The Director-General of the NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Abuja, stating that Nigerians […]

Following issues on boosting food security in the country, the Federal Government, Friday, charged stakeholders on finding solutions to low adoption and utilization of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, OFSP, as a way to improve nutrition

By Dirisu Yakubu A big-time farmer and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Shittu Mohammed has called on the President Mohammadu Buhari-led government to take deliberate steps to avert the looming food crisis now staring the country in the face in the wake of increasing security challenges in the land. Shittu gave the […]

Technological innovations have greatly shaped agriculture throughout time. From the creation of the plough to the global positioning system (GPS) driven precision farming equipment, humans have developed new ways to make farming more efficient and grow more food. To make the food accessible to the populace, a dynamic digital online marketplace, Bellefu.com, was established in […]

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, FMARD, Alhaji Sabo Nanono and the Director-General Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, Mallam Faruk Salim, have both expressed enthusiasm to partner Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria, APSAN, in tackling the production, distribution of substandard and counterfeit agricultural products in the country