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Biotechnology Vs National Food Security

During the last decades, the number of hungry people at the global level declined both in relative and absolute terms.

In part, this was made possible through remarkable technological progress in agriculture, involving the introduction of new high-yielding varieties of major food grains, combined with a more intense use of complementary inputs, such as agrochemicals and irrigation, as well as improved farm management practices...[more]

 
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News and Events
OFAB innaugural Meeting Holds

The first meeting of the Nigerian Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Committee held on 20th January, 2009 at the National Biotechnology Development Agency...[more]
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Biofortification of Sorghum

It is the process of breeding food crops that are rich in bioavailable micronutrients. The fortified crops are loaded with high levels of minerals and vitamins in their seeds and roots, which can then be harvested for consumption...[more]
 
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Cowpea Project: Objectives and Expected Outputs

The Cowpea project originated as a response to the need to address the heavy grain losses inflicted by the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata in core cowpea production regions of West Africa...[more]

 

Biotech Newletter
NABDA Official bi-monthly Newsletter

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Press Release
Biotechnology poised to grow Nation's economy

In a bid to diversify Nigeria's monolithic oil driven economy, the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has embarked on a nationwide campaign...[more]

 

Press Release
Nigeria GM Crops

A 2-day Roundtable meeting on the Introduction of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria was held at the Conference Hall, Maizube Farms, Minna, Niger State from 7th to 8th April, 2008...[more]

 

 
 
 
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