ENHANCING FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH CLIMATE RESILIENCE SMART AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Climate change is perhaps the most serious environmental threat to humanity and the global food web. The impacts of climate change are manifest in hunger, low agricultural productivity, poverty, malnourishments and high soaring prices of food stuff that are presently ravaging the entire l...
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Renewable energy and sustainable agricultural training workshop
The two-day training programme titled “Sustainability Applications” on agriculture, renewable energy technologies and waste-to-energy Technologies” was held at the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus on 6th and 7th December, 2021. The training attracted 37 participants drawn from both students and staff and other stakeholders.
The purpose of the programme was to train participants on the concept of sustainability in agricultural practices, the use of renewable energy in animal production and wealth creation from waste recycling. various topics that ranged from sustainable agricultural production, solar energy powered poultry egg incubation, solar poultry day-old chick brooding technology, solar crop drying and solar water heating systems. Prof. Wilfr...
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Sustainable poultry production: The role of solar energy in climate change Mitigation in poultry production
The increasing demand of poultry products driven by population explosion, urbanization and rising incomes in the developing countries requires concerted efforts towards meeting the present-day poultry demand. The discrepancy between production and consumption has driven demand for poultry meat from 69 million metric tons in 2001 to about 128 million metric tons in 2021. This represents about 86-percent increase at global consumption within the period, an indicative of intensified production techniques. Presently, local production of poultry only meets about 30% of the total demand for poultry eggs and meat in Nigeria. Increment in demand and production methods however comes with a significant number of environmental consequences. Poultry production and the by- products are linked to carbon dioxide (CO2 ), ammonia (NH3 ), nitrous oxide...
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The Role Of Agripreneurship in enhancing climate Change resilience Agriculture for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria
Climate change is already affecting the world food chain and threatening the
economy of nations as well as the wellbeing of millions of people in
developing countries. It is therefore imperative that we scale up efforts to
address it now. The role of agripreneurship in enhancing climate change
resilience agriculture can never be overestimated in the economy of nations.
Investing in agripreneurship for climate change resilience economy is
investing for eco-friendly environment, job creation opportunities, high rate
of living standard, economic growth and stability, better communities and
brighter earth for our future generations. Nigeria is blessed with many abundant
agricultural resource base.
There are over 2000 agro resource base materials that can be commercia...
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INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION SUMMIT 2023
This educational event is being organized by the Benjy Poetry And Music Global Concepts in collaboration with the Rugters School of Public Health and the University of Nigeria,Nsukka,Nigeria. It is also supported by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency(NESREA),Anambra State & The International Institute of knowledge Management,Sri Lanka with the aim of educating communities and institutions in Nigeria on green technology, the impacts of climate change and ways to adapt and mitigate for global sustainability. We also seek to educate the youths on the green entrepreneurial opportunities in waste management, recycling, environmental photography, etc. The event shall feature seminar presentations, health talks, meanin...
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