nigeria – B4FA http://theb4fa.org Biosciences For Farming in Africa Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:42:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Why biotechnology is necessary in agriculture http://theb4fa.org/why-biotechnology-is-necessary-in-agriculture/ http://theb4fa.org/why-biotechnology-is-necessary-in-agriculture/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:42:35 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=18041 The Federal Government in recent times has been developing a lot of of measures for the application of biotechnology in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

Prof. Alex Akpa, Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) stated at the opening of a 5-day workshop on Basic Laboratory Training on Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/why-biotechnology-is-necessary-in-agriculture/feed/ 0 Why Nigeria should promote youth-driven, technology-supported agriculture for SDGs http://theb4fa.org/why-nigeria-should-promote-youth-driven-technology-supported-agriculture-for-sdgs/ http://theb4fa.org/why-nigeria-should-promote-youth-driven-technology-supported-agriculture-for-sdgs/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:39:49 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=18032 Agriculture has the potentialities to provide jobs for young people and help African countries to achieve sustainable development goals. 

Based on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG12) that seeks to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, and SDG2 which seeks to end hunger, achieving food security and promote sustainable agriculture, youths in ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/why-nigeria-should-promote-youth-driven-technology-supported-agriculture-for-sdgs/feed/ 0 Nigeria stresses importance of biotechnology for food security http://theb4fa.org/nigeria-stresses-importance-of-biotechnology-for-food-security/ http://theb4fa.org/nigeria-stresses-importance-of-biotechnology-for-food-security/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:43:13 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17955 Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, announced that the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria is working hard in applying genetic engineering and biotechnology. This is to ensure food safety and security in the country, as it recognizes the importance of both fields in boosting local food production and decreasing the need for continuous ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/nigeria-stresses-importance-of-biotechnology-for-food-security/feed/ 0 Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda utilize Kenya’s biotech research, while nation still bans GMOs http://theb4fa.org/ethiopia-nigeria-rwanda-utilize-kenyas-biotech-research-while-nation-still-bans-gmos/ http://theb4fa.org/ethiopia-nigeria-rwanda-utilize-kenyas-biotech-research-while-nation-still-bans-gmos/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:43:32 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17874 Countries like Ethiopia, Nigeria and Rwanda are increasingly using Kenya’s biotechnology research findings to guide their food security plans as strict laws discourage GMO crops at home.

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) scientists said Kenya has become a testing ground for technologies that end up benefiting other nations.

They ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/ethiopia-nigeria-rwanda-utilize-kenyas-biotech-research-while-nation-still-bans-gmos/feed/ 0 Transforming cassava wastes to wealth as a climate-change mitigation strategy in Nigeria http://theb4fa.org/transforming-cassava-wastes-to-wealth-as-a-climate-change-mitigation-strategy-in-nigeria/ http://theb4fa.org/transforming-cassava-wastes-to-wealth-as-a-climate-change-mitigation-strategy-in-nigeria/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:35:11 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17747 Cassava production and processing in Nigeria generates large quantities of hazardous wastes and residues. Aside from the environmental hazards, such wastes contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An innovative climate-smart intervention in Nigeria is to re-use the cassava peels in animal feeds. This reduces the demand for maize for feed, ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/transforming-cassava-wastes-to-wealth-as-a-climate-change-mitigation-strategy-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 OFAB Nigeria takes biotechnology awareness to schools http://theb4fa.org/ofab-nigeria-takes-biotechnology-awareness-to-schools/ http://theb4fa.org/ofab-nigeria-takes-biotechnology-awareness-to-schools/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:26:55 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17706 The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria chapter has stepped up its efforts to raise awareness and appreciation on agricultural biotechnology by rolling out a biotechnology awareness program in Nigerian schools.

OFAB inaugurated the first Biotechnology and Biosafety Club (BBClub) in Nigeria where students irrespective of age can be brought together and ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/ofab-nigeria-takes-biotechnology-awareness-to-schools/feed/ 0 Biotechnology Has Come To Stay – Bako http://theb4fa.org/biotechnology-has-come-to-stay-bako/ http://theb4fa.org/biotechnology-has-come-to-stay-bako/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:51:31 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17507 The heads of state and governments of Africa undertook concrete steps to eliminate hunger on the African continent by 2025 during the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Malabo Declaration states that by 2025, no African should go to bed hungry, therefore one ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/biotechnology-has-come-to-stay-bako/feed/ 0 How to boost local fertiliser production http://theb4fa.org/how-to-boost-local-fertiliser-production/ http://theb4fa.org/how-to-boost-local-fertiliser-production/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:29:33 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17430 At an average of 12 kilogrammes per hectare, fertiliser usage in Nigeria and other African countries have been considered low, compared to the global average of 100 kilogrammes per hectare. But, prompted by Africa’s fast-growing population, as well as the increasing awareness that high quality fertiliser is key to increased ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/how-to-boost-local-fertiliser-production/feed/ 0 How farmers can control cassava diseases http://theb4fa.org/how-farmers-can-control-cassava-diseases/ http://theb4fa.org/how-farmers-can-control-cassava-diseases/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:41:37 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17342 B4FA Fellow Lominda Afedraru reports

Farmers across Africa are engaged in growing cassava which is considered as food security and industrial crop but the plant is vulnerable to a broad range of diseases as well as less known viral strains.

In East Africa the most common are Cassava Brown Streak Virus (CBSV), ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/how-farmers-can-control-cassava-diseases/feed/ 0 Genetically modified beans safe for consumption, scientists insist http://theb4fa.org/genetically-modified-beans-safe-for-consumption-scientists-insist/ http://theb4fa.org/genetically-modified-beans-safe-for-consumption-scientists-insist/#respond Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:26:28 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17318 Following fears and concerns by some civil society orgnisations and farmers over the safety of the newly commercialised Bt Cowpea (beans), scientists have reaffirmed that the pulse is safe for consumption.The president of the National Biotechnology and Bio-safety Consortium (NBBC), Prof. Celestine Agboru, during a news conference in Abuja, debunked ...

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