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New Maize Disease Surfaces in S’ West, Threatens Food Sufficiency
At a time when tomato scarcity has continued to rage due to a pest called Tuta absoluta, a new disease has been uncovered in the South-west geopolitical zone of the country. ThisDay Reports. This time, it is a maize disease, according to the Institute of Agricultural...
Economic crunch: Aregbesola, Ogbeh, Ooni flag off cashew farming in Osun
Towards ensuring a sustainable agricultural revolution as a panacea to current economic hardship occasioned by the sharp drop in crude oil price, Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has flagged off the 2016 Cashew planting season.The Sun Reports. The governor...
91 percent of imported tomato paste fake – Erisco, Dangote
Local manufacturers of tomato paste and purée, yesterday told the House of Representatives Committees on Healthcare Services and Drugs and Narcotics,that about 91 percent of tomato paste imported into the country are sub-standard.Sun Reports. Speaking at the one-day...
Why price of rice is on increase
A foremost indigenous rice producer, Chief Akai Egwuonwu, has attributed the high cost of rice to the paucity of paddies in the country. He however said the cost might decrease by the next harvesting season, with effect from November 2016 to next year.Daily Trust...
Foods That Fight the Risk of Chronic Inflammation
A new study by the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease has identified food stuffs that can help prevent chronic inflammation that contributes to many leading causes of death. Inflammation occurs naturally in the body but when it goes...
Walnuts may improve your colon health
Eating walnuts may change gut bacteria in a way that suppresses colon cancer, researchers led by UConn Health report in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. A team of researchers from UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine found that mice that...