Efforts to save sea turtles are a 'global conservation success story'
A new study of the world’s seven sea turtle species provides evidence that their numbers are growing overall (unlike many endangered vertebrates), thanks to years of conservation efforts…
Global call for zero tolerance on food loss and waste
Global call for zero tolerance on food loss and waste
Changing the way tomatoes are packaged can help reduce food loss during transportation. 20 September 2017, New York – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has joined in calls…
Emerging disease further jeopardizes North American frogs
A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according to a new study by…
New partnership between ITU and FAO to bolster ICT innovation in agriculture
New partnership between ITU and FAO to bolster ICT innovation in agriculture
A telecommunications antenna in a rural village in Niger. 18 September 2017, New York – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Agro Financing
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Agriculture Tops Q2 2017 Sector Growth Chart, As Nigeria Exit Recession
Nigeria is officially out of recession! The National Bureau of Statistics today published the 2nd Quarter of 2017 GDP showing…
Agric & Health
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58 Years After, Fresh Tomatoes Arrive Lagos From Kano By Rail
History will be made this evening as fresh tomatoes from Kano arrive Lagos by rail after 58 years. Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, one of Nigeria’s eminent businessmen with extensive experience and interests across the banking, finance and agricultural spectrums disclosed…
Crops
Researchers Employ New Technology to Multiply Cassava Planting Materials
Scientists working on cassava breeding are now using the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to rev up the propagation of…
Animals Production
CWP – Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Aquaculture Subject Group and the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Fisheries Subject now available
The CWP Subject Groups – Aquaculture (CWP-AS) and Fisheries (CWP-FS) met in June 2017 to address matters related…
