DAILY TRUST
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Tuesday, June 12. 2012
AGHICULTURE
Maize breeding: Nigerian team wnns West Africa award ......... THE N'tgt rian team of II\&lU' brftdn, "U decIued wmner of the 20 II bt v: l'fftdm for Dtoupt TNnnl to! lilt'h Afna IIYTMA) Pto,KI at I tmntlny in GtMn.
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61'11 I1n~"'Uln2007. 1M OTMA Pro~1 tn"" In Nlgnq locllMies rneart.+wr f om 1M Institute b AgncultUi. I Rcwan:h of Ahmadu BdIn l"Mtn:lly bri&, tJw Un! ~Ity 0( floI'm. the Obafmu Awolowo t ImVft'llty. and UOIVft'· "lrO(M~k
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and the- Naltonal ASfKUhurai btenSIOf! .1.1 d Rcsnrch LUII.1On Strvkc~ Or 1M Ahmad" I:JdIo lIruYn"'ity_ The tel m wu .dJudgcd tlw ~ b) I paM! of Judgel who e-n!lAl"CI t~ cOfttrlbutkln of tht karnS {'{the 1J'fMA profCCls par· lie..-illl' IUnt.riel ... hkh incluck Iknln Rcf"lbhc. Ghana, Mlllind 1<;"",
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TropICal Agrirultuu succt«kd In the registration and rdtaJe of • total or 17 drought toknnt vuic· tia.nd hybrids In 2009 and 20 II 11K' DT maize nridia rdeaKd in 2009 comptiKd 51:'; hybnds and KVCn open pollilUllt'd nmIta whi1~ In 20 II (our open pol IIn.lt'd vanttia Wlth valuc.ddcd l~ilJ WCf~ rdnKd. 11K' IlrM DTMA milLU van nks Include olra-carly. nrl)'.
bltermnti.tc and I.te malurity rOt" the VlIrious nWu KoIogJa of NtgnU and other w""" African (OUnlrie5 The rqraonaJ CoordUIol lor foc the M.aiu RHnrch In
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who r«tiwd tht: .ward unbdullf o(the Nigrn.n (tam said thn hlJ tn.m woWd conUnue 10 Im~ maize varicUcs to withstand 1M VlIgarle:s of wu.lhcr In the chan!inS d imlll!! to mab Jub.Sah.nm Africa sdf-suffKknl ln food wilh incrt'a~ IlKome to mJUC fum "'-
Thc DTMA proj«1 p1 Jottk to devdop supmor nulu plum with ItIha yidds incr~ ~ uisting Yafktles.nd rnch 30-40 milhon rurners in sub SahannAfnaby'20IS.
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Windfall for Oyo graduate farmers Kofi Annan sets out vision to fight global hunger Fn.hJlli I " " , IIMM
ABOUT l«I yoo.ne: graduate farmcn in OIuyok' Local Gm'ft'n mmIAraofOyoSt~e.,.e lobm.
dit ffOTn' O'lt' miJlion nairalar· w bc-IIlIMirinvotvmlcnlln IIro·alhtd Ymlurrt EKh " L~ graduate farmen a~ 10 let itnl'fO...ed K'edlillgJ. fn· lIIiun. agio chemicals and fum loo1s hi Ih • tunc of Nl5O,OOO 10 1Ostt'f ilSn..."l hural dtw:lopment In Ow .Iate uldct- the IIP"lCUhunl ~'fOtnt prognmme 4pon IfIftd tty tI'It 'ipcdal Asiimnl to thtGoo.n'OJ on lfou.stns. Gbob pdc: AI'IIOI!un.
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cb.bon for Apicu1tural Dcvdopmen! In Afra (OFAOA). was abmd booR.ins lhe c:apecky of the: berwfJdaries In food prochlC' Ikln nubbly C'a5A..... ria. maize, pms. fISh. pouk'1 ind palm pm. doc< C1FAOA National Sectm'1. 8umtt'f 0k0I1 Got.it Ray. uk! "' the ttmnOny thai the SOtun wu aimed It ensuring food Komly ~u ills Slrictlyploug.htd back Inlo
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Rly said thai ClFADA was also col.labontlng with the state
JOYnnmml 10 rnamp aben donN ll8JicultUTe pm;n:ts ,,0&, PuNk Pm;ue: Pl.rtnmtllp (PPP) ."...,..."." H< mJoo"'" "" beneficiaries to make tht best of the ftn~ ~ CSJ'C c:ia.Ily lhe trainlllB ~ns ofkrtd thrm on modem .,-;cuhun tKh .",~
Responding on behalf 01 the beMf'ldl.ries. MT Adcmoh A;ayI lhankrd tht Iblt for cncou,..-· menl and promdai thaa the funds
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MR Ko6 Annan, former UN SK· rn.y~ and Otalnnan of the Alliance lOr a Grem Rn'OiuUon in Africa (AGRA) hB 0011_ how rood J«Urity lOr the wor\d'. pooraI can be ach~ by rmrm1nssJobal food.,."... Annan. In a spe«h ddlYa«! It Cant:as Inlt'f'NUonai's IItnual coofO"ft1a In Vk!nna. c:aDrd for Improwd comtination of rood and outndon ~ to strmgthm the workf's food and nul ntion I«\If1ly In I ~cmcnt ".x ~ 10 ,,..,, 1hot """"'" hi ......
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hu"lJ'1 dtd1ntd. food pnas loR incrr:ast.ntI and millIoN 01 peopk art bdnc rushed Into Ib,«t pew ",," He ~ lOr majf1I" "rue· 1w-aJ tndudi"llmJ"U"ins
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Rio+20 will be the green economy -IFPRI upcontlfl8 Unlled Nabons
wm1 tht ... dli popublMII'I ap«t«I 10 pow 10 aw e than mrK billion by 2050 apt c.aIy III .k'>i ~.. countnn- the InIe"NbCInII ~ """"1V ~h l.m!iIlJtellFPRfl.-J rhr ~-
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Iution, ~y 0.. and dmalt chanfIl' will furthtr thrtllm IOOd and IJJUltion J«unty. Apm! C'Conomy Isa mus(, buc it should nat be 1IC1utftd .. the COIl of tlw bid and rUnllOft JrCUrit"f G the roor and ""'nmtbIc~ the sQk
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