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The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), through its Extension and Field Genebank team, has intensified efforts to promote livelihood diversification among farmers through the cultivation of high-value tree crops. The initiative is being implemented in collaboration with the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), represented by…

The Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) team of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, paid a working visit to the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) on Monday, 20 July 2026. The visit formed part of ongoing efforts to support and strengthen the germplasm health capacity of…

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has strengthened efforts to improve the management, documentation and global visibility of Nigeria’s plant genetic resources through a two-day practical capacity development workshop on the inclusion of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) in the Multilateral System (MLS) of…

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) is intensifying efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s national plant genetic resource collections through an ongoing collecting mission across the country. The mission is focused on collecting valuable diversity of pigeon pea and fonio that is currently underrepresented or absent from the National…

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has commenced its field collecting mission under the Crop Trust Funding Facility Initiative, marking another step in the Centre’s efforts to conserve Nigeria’s valuable plant genetic resources. As part of the initiative, NACGRAB field teams have been deployed to designated locations…