HarvestPlus
11 Dec
Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago of Niger State has directed the Ministry of Education, especially school farms, to collaborate with HarvestPlus Nigeria to produce macronutrient-fortified crops for school children. Bago made the directive while declaring open the 10th Nutritious Food Fair in Minna, an event focused on promoting nutritious food and public health. He also proposed…
11 Nov
The Niger State government, in collaboration with HarvestPlus and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, has concluded plans to host the 10th nutritious food fair from December 10-11 in Minna.
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Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Dr.Yusuf Dollah, has said that Nigeria is the first country in Africa to make breakthrough in development of Zinc biofortified rice.
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