The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated COP27 National Logo and listed top expectations and priorities to achieve from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, inaugurated the Logo while briefing newsmen…
Chula Launches a Bioproduct “Microbes to Clean Up Oil Spill in the Ocean”
Article shows a new technology using microbes to combat oil spill contamination and can be used also for oil spill remediation.
UNGA 77: Cathay FHC Highlights Urgent Need for Restoring Biodiversity Through Nature-Based Solutions and Pro-Nature Investments
Cathay FHC Highlights Urgent Need for Restoring Biodiversity Through Nature-Based Solutions and Pro-Nature Investments During UNGA 77 and Climate Week NYC A wide range of scientific evidence has shown that the loss of nature can have far-reaching consequences. Damaged ecosystems,…
Hydroponic Farming: Kalera Commits to Sustainable Nourishment
One of the world’s leading hydroponic indoor vertical farmers, today signed the premier Vertical Farming Identity Declaration and Manifesto, showcasing its commitment to solve food problems by promoting vertical farming’s resilient, future-proof practices. Kalera is one of 23 international vertical…
Group blames fertiliser price hike on global inflation
Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has blamed the recent hike in the price of fertiliser on the high inflation rate across the world. The Executive Secretary of FEPSAN, Mr Gideon Negedu, said this in an interview with…
Diageo launches innovation fund to help mitigate climate change in smallholder farms in Africa
Diageo announces £450k of funding for three innovations intended to lessen and monitor the impact of water and climate crises on smallholder farms in Africa. Smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to weather changes and water scarcity arising from climate change.…
FG issues certificates, sales permit to fertiliser dealers
The Federal Government, on Thursday, presented certificates of registration and sales permit to authorised fertiliser dealers in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Modupe Olatunji, Information officer I, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in…
Group calls on stakeholders to embrace climate-smart agriculture
The Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) has called on stakeholders in the agricultural sector to reduce climate change impact on agribusiness with climate -smart agriculture (CSA) approach. CSA is regarded as an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural development under the…
Africa and Nigeria must wake up to emerging technologies.
Emerging technologies in the areas of genomics, artificial intelligence, automaton, and block chains are driving new forms of extraction and re-ordering African society, economics and ecosystems with similar disruptive shocks to previous colonization waves. Due to the weak or no…
