iCultiv-8 Agric Holiday for children and teens

Join the iCultivate team this Saturday, 20th August 2016, in its "family farm day out" at Hope Eden Farms, Kuje, a farm community founded by Shiekar and his German wife, Annegret 18 yrs ago. Hope Eden has also built a school where disadvantaged children get free education. Its amazing what we will all learn from this rewarding experience. Don't miss the farm tour, crop planting, games and picnic. Call Titi Ojo 080-3704-1752 to book your family

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Agriculture is the next best thing to get involved in....

Agriculture in the achievement of global goals in Nigeria

These are the 17 global goals for sustainable development. We have a role to play to achieve this. Have you found your part?
My attention is drawn to the first three goals and a couple of others and the role Agriculture plays in it.

While at Cornell, I attended the course "Food policies in developing countries" with Prof Prabhu Pingali. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent in that class. Without sustainable agriculture, there is no food security. Then what is food security?

Are GMO foods safe?

What is genetic modification?

Genetic modification, also known as “genetic engineering,” is a technologically advanced way to select desirable traits in crops. While selective breeding has existed for thousands of years, modern biotechnology is more efficient and effective because seed developers are able to directly modify the genome of the crop.

Agro-allied Cooperatives must position themselves for the opportunities in the agriculture value chain. Funders are looking for serious coops to deal with. The need to run agriculture as a business cannot be overemphasized. Issues of team dynamics, effective leadership and proper management of financial resources are necessary for growth.

Read the Nigeria Cooperative Act below

http://www.placng.org/lawsofnigeria/node/346

Agriculture is the  highest employer of labour in the world and Nigeria is blessed with lush vegetation and fertile soils. Agriculture continues to feed the nation years on end. I keep wondering why we allowed the sector to die after feeding the country and bringing huge revenues before the advent of oil. I am also glad that even though we wandered away from Agriculture, we have gradually returned to it.

it is absolutely true that that the truth will always prevail regardless of how far we roam. Agriculture was the true solution to Nigeria's poverty