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Nigerian farmer chooses innovation for healthier crops, better harvests - Alliance for Science

Patience Koku knows better than most the damage that bollworms can cause to a textile industry. A former fashion entrepreneur, Koku watched in frustration as the pests devastated cotton crops across Nigeria, bringing the entire textile industry to its knees. Although the entrepreneurial farmer left fashion years ago to grow rice, soy, maize and vegetables […]

Covid-19 pandemic and crop disease epidemics

What destroys human food is actually bound to cause death to humans...

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A high school teacher lost his side jobs; now earns extra income from the crops he grows - Manila Bulletin

Since classes haven’t started yet, he decided to plant in a vacant lot next to their hou...

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CBN Set To Empower 1,000 Cassava Farmers In Ekiti State

The Ekiti Government, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is to empower...

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Over 50,000 persons benefit from Obaseki's agricultural programmes

No fewer than 50,000 persons, including farmers, logistics operators and food processors, ...

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FG Unveils Package For Small Farmers To Cushion COVID-19 Impact - The News Chronicle

Smallholder farmers in Nigeria will soon hive a sigh of relieve as the Federal Government ...

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Nigeria, Tanzania to benefit from sustainable cassava seed project

From GODWIN ATSER, Ibadan – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) a...

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Farmers renew chemical ban fight

A group of farmers on Thursday filed a petition with the Central Administrative Court, see...

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/14/british-farmers-need-all-the-help-science-can-offer-time-to-allow-gene-editing

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Osun Microcredit Agency Disburses N5m As Loans To Cassava Farmers

The Osun Microcredit Agency on Wednesday disbursed N5 million as loans to cassava farmers ...

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