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What do you know about “Fuku Elegusi”?

Contributing Writer – Kikiope Oluwarore The following words in the article are described in Yoruba Language eran – meat inu eran – meat offal eleran – meat seller fuku – lung fuku elegusi – tuberculous lung Have you ever …

Let’s Save the Bees

Contributors – Samuel Akpan and Kikiope Oluwarore Have you ever heard of the word “Mellitology”? Obviously not a popular word in the world of science, but nevertheless, it is of critical importance. It is a branch of entomology that is …

Dead Fishes on Nigerian Shores – A Public Health Emergency

Contributors – Dr. Kikope Oluwarore, Dr. Samuel Akpan and Iyiola Oladunjoye Since late March 2020, residents of coastal communities on Akwa Ibom and Rivers State have been waking up daily to find dead fish and crabs on their seashore. Media …

Common Myths about Pig Farming Dispelled

Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Pig farming is widely practiced as a business venture in several countries. The pig (scientific name: Sus scrofa) is reputed to be the most prolific and fertile among all farm animals, with litter sizes ranging …

WAAS 2020 re-positions Nigeria’s Agribusiness Sector on the World Map

The much anticipated West Africa Agribusiness Show (WAAS) 2020, touted as the “largest agribusiness show in West Africa” finally held between 18th to 20th February at the Landmark Event Center at Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was 3 days of …

Enhancing Food Security & Livelihoods in Nigeria through Subsistence Farming

Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Agriculture is the oldest profession known to man. From fishing to crop cultivation, animal rearing and game hunting, man has always deployed systems to keep livestock and grow plants for food, which is pivotal to …

The West African Agribusiness Show (WAAS) 2020 – Stakeholder Cohesion for improved Food Security

“The problem of food security and related issues in Africa, especially the sub-Saharan region can be solved by the aggregation of relevant and critical stakeholders in the agricultural sector”. This message was given by the convener of the West African …

Prevent Disease Outbreak among your Animals with these Biosecurity Measures

In the past few weeks, the media has been agog about the news of novel and existing disease outbreaks in humans and animals both globally, nationally and locally. Notable among these include the globally-spreading Coronavirus, the endemic Lassa Fever in …

Project #FishAndOceans

Project #FishAndOceans is an agriculture and journalism project that investigated on ocean resource conservation, and the health and economic effects of Nigeria’s over-reliance on fish importation. The project was funded and supported by the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and was implemented …

Project #AbattoirNigeria

Project #AbattoirNigeria was a nationwide public health advocacy and media project that investigated, reported, and engaged abattoir workers and the Nigerian public on the challenging issues of unhealthy abattoirs, poor meat hygiene, and eating infected meat. It was postulated that …

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