![Senate President, Ahmed Lawan in plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate ]](https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/06/179446519_3928316520556994_3587984927776169697_n-350x250.jpg)
Why right to food should be enshrined in the constitution – HOMEF
The environmental group calls on the National Assembly to include that provision in the constitution.
Tag: Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)
How farmers in Abuja community use ‘agroforestry models’ to fight climate change
By intentionally growing crops among trees in a way that each crop does not inhibit the growth of the other, ...
Groups fault ‘monocropping’, urge more support for smallscale farmers
African-based environmental groups also criticise the promotion of only certified seeds.
Group asks Nigerian farmers to protect crop biodiversity, boycott GMO seeds
The adoption of GMOs in Nigeria has always been a subject of debates.
![A Maize Farm [PHOTO CREDIT: AgroNewsNigeria]](https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/07/maize-prefered-696x392-1.jpg)
GMO: Lawyers speak on gaps in Nigeria’s biosafety law
Nigeria officially signed the Biosafety Bill into law in 2015, making it eligible to join the league of nations already ...
Group seeks African delegates’ support at Bonn climate talks
The UN Climate Change Conference is holding in Bonn, Germany, from June 17 to 27.
Why Nigeria Should Develop own Indigenous Plant Variety Protection Laws – Experts
Nigeria currently does not participate in the multibillion-dollar global seed trade as a result of lack of a Plant Variety ...
Group raises concern as Nigerian parliament moves to amend law on biotechnology
Activists and agency clash over a bill to expand the scope of biotechnology in Nigeria.
Groups caution Nigerian govt against resumption of oil exploitation in Ogoni land
The groups describe the instruction to resume production as insensitive, ill-advised and capable of inflaming suspicions and conflict in the ...
GMO: Commercialising transgenic cotton varieties, disaster for Nigerians – Activists
The activists say the manner the government is trying to persuade Nigerians to accept agricultural biotechnology and GMO food/crops is ...
Court strikes out suit against genetically modified crops in Nigeria
Activists warn that Nigeria’s present regulatory architecture cannot ensure food and environmental safety.