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NAFDAC BANS IMPORTATION OF BEANS INTO NIGERIA
The Nigerian Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has announced the banning of foreign beans into the country except those screened by the agency. The acting Director General of the Agency, Mrs. Yetunde Oni who disclosed this at the...
Africa’s agriculture needs young blood, says report
Modernising Africa's agriculture sector to attract young people will help tackle youth unemployment and food insecurity, a report has suggested. The findings were outlined in the 2015 African Agriculture Status Report. Despite the dominance of agriculture in many...
FELLOW APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION- 2016
Dear NIFSTers, I am pleased to invite those members who by virtue of their status feel they are due and can be elevated to the highest professional cadre of our great Institute to apply for the 2016 Elections to Fellowship starting from 1st March to 1st May 2016. ...
Finding the best seeds to match Africa’s needs
Soybean farmers in the United States can choose from a "candy store" of hundreds of varieties of soybean seed -- high-yielding seed with proven performance traits for every region and latitude. Soybean farmers in Africa may either only have access to a few seed...
Bakers to raise price of bread in Kogi
Kogi Union of Bakers says it will increase the price of bread in the State in line with current cost of production. The Chairman of the union, Mr Gabriel Bamidele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lokoja on Thursday that they took the decision because of the...
NASC warns against importation of fake seeds
In line with its commitment to offer quality seeds to farmers, the National Agricultural Seeds Council has warned all seed producers against distribution of fake seeds. The failure to stop the distribution will either result to a six-month jail term or a fine of N...