by Adaora Anozie | Mar 2, 2016 | Academic News, General News, Government/Regulatory, Industry News, Research
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...
by Adaora Anozie | Mar 2, 2016 | General News
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. ...
by Adaora Anozie | Mar 2, 2016 | Academic News, Industry News, News Flash, Research
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...
by Adaora Anozie | Mar 2, 2016 | Business News, News Flash
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...
by Adaora Anozie | Feb 27, 2016 | General News, Government/Regulatory, News Flash, Research
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...