Nigeria is the first country to have approved the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) cowpea, and other countries are likely to follow suit. Cowpea (popularly known as beans) is an indigenous African crop that forms a staple food and a major source of protein. It is an important source of income and also used for animal […]
Ocean Hub Inception Meeting- Lome
To equip farmers with practical knowledge on agroecology as a sustainable approach for a healthy, resilient and secured food system.
Recognizing the earth as a living entity and preserving the earth from all extractives and man’s implication. This annual event demonstrates support for the protection of the environment with this year’s theme “Invest in our planet”
Policy dialogue on Transition
In this SoE session, the following topics will be treated: Understanding technologies: traditional, modern, post-modern; New and emerging technologies: implications for Africa and Africans; Geoengineering: fiddling with the planetary thermostat; Technofixes: solution or threat?; Introduction to the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ 4IR and the new techno-grab for Africa; Sky, sea and land grabs; Sustain-able innovative solutions […]
The world environment day is celebrated annually towards the protection and preservation of the environment. The theme for 2022 is “Only One Earth”
World Ocean Day
Niger Delta Convergence
Background The world currently battles climate change and for that there is a growing list of solutions such as climate smart agriculture, sustainable agricultural intensification and carbon capture, carbon offsetting (rather than cutting emissions at source) promoting plantations etc Some of these solutions have dire implications for local communities and ecosystem balance and thus must be […]