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Innovation Centres will stimulate crop development worldwide

Approximately $4 million in funding has been announced for the launch of 4 different innovation centres by the Innovation Lab for Feed the Future Crop Improvement (ILCI). These centres are aimed at developing more resilient and nutritious…

La FAO progresa en la lucha contra la langosta del desierto en África oriental y Yemen, pero persiste la amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria

El Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), QU Dongyu, afirmó hoy que se han logrado importantes avances en la lucha contra el brote de langosta del desierto en África oriental…

Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa – FAO

Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday. The swarms, first sighted in December,…

East Africa hit by most serious locust outbreak in 25 years

The most serious outbreak of desert locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are…

Nigeria plans to draft first ever National Pesticide Policy

The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), has revealed that the Service is on the verge of producing the draft of Nigeria’s first ever National Pesticide Policy. The National Pesticide Policy, according to the Director-General, Dr.…

Nigeria targets 60% drop in wheat import by 2025, as Flour Mills backs high yielding seed

Nigeria will reduce wheat importation by 60 per cent by 2025 as the Flour Mills had initiated and supported the production of improved and high yielding wheat seed in Jigawa and Kano states. The Team Leader, Wheat Value Change in Nigeria…