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Institutional Emnomics: Imperative of government, private mllaboration on food serurity
UNN hosts UNESCO centre for biotechnology
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food arumalty. 1ronk:a1ty.....ilh IhII Il'\a:S6ive inRow, nWnutriuon
UNESa1 and N"18ftlII on Monday Oaober
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ro.- IJeOPie between the . ,
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~an Is 44prrttnt In N'eg.ma. lhls ClIIVIOt be UI lefty SU'lQ;ing ",uh the hi&h rdlancr: on rb whim caused !he nation NlbBJn daity in
(MOO) for d-.e ern lR with lINESCX) Dina~ GmmIII BoIwva and N"~'5 MiniSlel" lor Eduawon PraI
at food
the ~ 01 the lnIcma don.t InMkule for Bioudi· nokJgy bV the J6ch -'on 01" !he urm;co GenmaI Con rem.ot held in Paris In )unt, 20 II . The mnlicmlce "we corned the proposal oC th. ~ ~ of NlgeriI to tstabUsh and inlemational
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ducrion. .......... -.~ budon and ~ lhese baska1ty rnakr; up 818riaililue. Accurding 10 John fl Conunons(a'majormnuibu lor 10 Instuulional economk:$ IChooI aI ·In·
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Rkudonal ec:onomic:I Is the
aJIlI:rPI thM the economy .... WI"b 01 ~ be· tween prope wiIh dtYergtng ~ lo IJlfm" WDRk. it is an inlmlCdon 01 various grouP' y"ilhin an IoRiDtdon 10 .miIy penonaI in&eretU. Thus, .. mnsdous efbt by ~I 10 irnpraYe 1iIrk:uJlwe 10 enhance weIfate lind .a:rue pofit. the deIire 01 budnea5 penom 10 be food pnMden by reatan 01 die pracna: 01. Y\ab6e market or bdgn ~ to
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NfBrria because 01. ma5Ye
ruIilOfllCl"
base and the de-
lire 01 various oomrnunlties to be b1volYed m farrnIrl8 10 p«Mde frah prodta; InvarI ably sadsRes e.ch lNers smuI" desiJe5 and ~ food IA.JppIy. the same tune. wtdlln this 0lf1ICII. there can be an lmpruYm'llml In !he food inslirution by ~ II; 115 .. pAaIbm oIbuanelaae·
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Food is • wise inYeslment b 111)' economic unh (~ (0.- mmmunides .. IUIl!d aboYe). firms 0.- lD"'b.w.ou.l because It Is man" primary" basic need (man's buic: needs beIn&
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Is bdicved by mou individu-
als within out economy (and rigluly .o) "'" """ pmon needs 10 t - a IeDllndary rncan. 01 inaJme. Because 01 . .ne odM!r" primary re-
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production dw isM) deboue. this cannoI be wxientaled to ~ the viabill(y 01 the
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Ipfeed In the entin: counuy and rut-' .ms arc upcdaIy vuJnerabIe to chronic food ~ malnuuidoo,. unbIMnc:ed nuutrion. er·
. - food _ ..... """. tty roods, hW' bid 00IlI, and ew:n IOlJJ laO. 01 food.. 1hlI pha ......a ... CUll IIaUiiI aD IF IfOUPI and c:aregorieI 01 indtvIduUIln the rural areaL There Is .. hfr;h boD rJ. malwtndon mKlIlB chiIdn!n In
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!he""""~ 1ft' wich popotib' cal zones, wtlh .56peranI reponed In rural areas 01 South \\Hand 84.3pen:cn11n duft rural c:ommunlliel In the """"'"' pon o f _ l h us, with more suppUen proVIding various food II~ (~aI1y
on .. com· munlty levd), the probImI of malnutridon and food Ihonates Is ni pped In !he bud due to divenllkation of dim.. thus. lnae:uin&
the lntab of yam. sweec pGCalOH, beans. 6ih IMI are ftbrous. healthier carbohydra16 (than rice) and ~tlally more nuuidous. NfFria nanb,.. inAfrb in farm Illltput whim ItKM'Ii a 'quaHry of quanrny' pOO!em as even lhiI vucltadsdc Is nuher Inadeqtwe to _ lily the needs of the fIIIIIon'.
my on food imporUlion wID ex:perimce a shortfall beawse of die ~ 01 _ _ ...... In
as much as !he gtobaI ecotIomy has ca.aKd !he dimadc conditi0n5 10 become emuic. Incn!ae aFruiturai acdvIdes
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D1n! 00I1lIibws ~ 10
GOP and has Ihe pou:OIiaI. to
breaie wtUch an be api-
vue and foreiwa irMItmenL At.a. if uannoe II tpven
thM modern cook, amenJdeI and other necessities "ill be provided on die wmpIetiorl of awtcuJnuaDy-lndined murst'S of *udy in hIsher educxioll InstItudont. 1he 24peromt unenlt*¥nall r.le thai: NJseia ls Deed with
.... drop_ond ... atnOUnl ~ by !he econo-
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In NIgerfa due 10 1he faa d Jal 42pen:enl 01 the land rna. Is sustain-
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bdie\Ied md tnDIdy aazpI' ed thai the dtdN: oI.,to.d. rure is !he gownllnenl's raub beatae 01 the emnomy's drpe IdaICe and teIClW'Ce In· 'o'NmCnI in aude oB. withoul the wnvnodlry's commk· l llrfif and independent be· lilMour towanh austainabIe rood produalon progn!:S5 will be UmI~ In ~ this Is!iue. II ill imporunI that it makalludC ......art: of !he faa dWiltisllillthe~
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Pan Han''',,"
In ................ by kill· In& d-.e )'OUflfI tdvJlan. buI: AmadJ aid he was IIiU proud 10 be an AkRJICf\. Boch men are ra-oowned wnlefJ and althon and JO aR ~ 11.1 Icorw and Ihe a:.nscience 01 d-.e aodety. Soyinb is ta· nlOUl b many dnvna boob induding Trial elBrothc:r Jero wh ile Amadi would be CYl!I" rf!fTIenbtnd fOf das:sk:. ... Con<ubIn<. Soyinb in a Uynoce ad· dreuwam AIuu to join Mubi wtw:.e ~ 40 ItUdenlI were dellbrnldy afted OUt and
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IdUed. He also warned that • war hal been deI::Iand on
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policift and acu 01 nepea as wei! as phyiiaII thn:als such as wtw Boko I warn standi b. Amadl on the other hand. while AfvinIa vote 0I1hanb
• 1dtler-·1«1ion ollhe area ....nIy by land ...,.... .... thatthel~ratio
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came round to defend A1uu. beioYed homet:own: he
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proudIy_.... Iic: refeaed what he called demonIation 01
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Umuobt when! !he lnddent look pIK:e was pr.ablty
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is abou t 1- 10. He bulUl!:Ued ... pain. by ............. "'" namc:5 of ~ aneaed IeReaed few indigoeneL The ~ had aIfIered • kIc.
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bdl'8 carried wway and raped.. 80th victims and perpeuann oC the muleS were IlIOIlIy 5Cttlers and it was d-.e teU.Icn that
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Iougiu ...... """"'" !hey W'eflIIOO far:. he admined.
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the poHce
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thoriKd the Din!aor GencnI t o " an~ bim
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The UNI:SCO Irama· donallnltilWe 01 Biotedvd· ogy at UNN would mndua
advanced ninin8. edocadon and research In biotedmolOS)' _ilh elnphaas 00 food _ o n t»-rntJUrtZ d ___ securtry, ron-
es.. In addidon. !he centre wi! ... InIcmadonaI conimnc-
es. and oobborafc: with ocher
inIdtutions in NIgeria and the !ftC of AtrIa
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I«:tJnoIocy edumdon in the
In • Ihort addreM dw· ing cal!ffiOfl)', UNESCO
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DC Bobwa. described biot«hno&otD' .. a car.a¥c b eoooomic dc:vdopfnco( and wealth creation and retta lied the oommitment 01 lINESO) "co protnote net
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edl.lCiDon and to
buiktlll8 fWionaI capKlry" In her poII..Qgn1nc 1Id-
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dial: the A1uu
axmllWllry cBd not hate education nor did they levy WIll'" apinII educational enIigtlleullftlL Abo speaking ac Ihe literary ir:stivaI during
die offldat WlYdIlns oC Pan Harroun dry as "World Book
c.p..r (WIIC) by uruu.I"' ~
doni Educationa1. Sdc:ntiflC and CuIrunaI OrtpnisaOOn (UNESO)) ror Ihe Y'* .2014. GoYmkw OlibuJke IWdmI
AnlllCCh1 UJFCiyoud. COmlbnw::e edua.don .. a tool lor boob _ "'" ..........
AmadI""""" .... -""'''''''' rom. co ,r.",_
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auIpk:eI done in mnbmity wilh Ill; prindpAa Ind tpJIdeIines and aI'
blowIedF exchanst and
... as UNESCO unveils Port Harcourt as World Book capital SoyInb .... AIuu .... _
bIoIechnokJgy in
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UNIPORT Killing: Soyinka, Amadi hold opposing views about Aluu JESSE OKEDI
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EdUCMion fl.1iniAe!; Ahmed Rufa" revealed m. the (p'tIlUllmt 01 N"~ had p/Ic::ed a pmnIwn on the ftUbliItvnent of the oenue
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....m. .....-""the oentte _illOOfI berome a rdermoe insunJlkwt th.c would ~ 10 na· tionaI and bUmadonaI (;I.
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In hili ~ the Vk:r-
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"'" of ....... Ol:okl. who was""""""'" In Parts b thecal!ffiOfl)', explained dial Ihe c:entt'r was the onty one
ollq kind W1 Africa and has Ihe m.odate to addra:s the probIcn. oIfood 5IeCUrily1Dd _ ........ In'"""-