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Gov Emmanuel attracts $1.4b fertilizer plant to Akwa Ibom
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The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has signed an agreement for the citing of a multi billion fertilizer plant in his State.
Governor Emmanuel was part of a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, that visited Morocco to set out the next steps of the $1.4 Bln fertilizer production plant project launched in June 2018.
The agreement between the OCP Africa, the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority and the Akwa Ibom State Government will birth one of the biggest investments in the fertilizer production industry worldwide.
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Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety
An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.
They say that as well as good agricultural management practices to minimise uptake into the world’s food chains, further action and research is needed to achieve ‘zero-net accumulation’ of cadmium in soils over the long term, in order to not compromise food quality.
Led by University of Adelaide’s Professor Mike McLaughlin with scientists also from Belgium, China and Canada, the group reports that in some countries human cadmium intakes are increasing due largely to soil changes such as acidification and salinisation.
The African Youth Climate Hub (AYCH), an African Youth climate platform, today formally called for application to its Climate Start-up Incubation Program promoting sustainable development. AYCH as a partnership between the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, OCP Group and YOUNGO (Children and Youth Constituency to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) was launched by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, at the Climate Action Summit chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General in New York in September 2019.
This new Hub brings the voice and actions of young Africans to the forefront, boosting their leadership for climate protection and sustainable development. Based at the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, the academic arm of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection the African Youth Climate Hub
January 20 2021 / Modified on January 20 2021 In Morocco, the government wishes to develop the renewable energy sector. On 15 January 2021, the Solar and New Energies Research Institute (IRESEN) launched the construction of a research centre in Benguerir to develop technological solutions adapted to the local and African context. The project is financed by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (Koïca) to the tune of 8 million dollars.
A research centre on renewable energies will soon be set up in Morocco. The Research Institute for Solar and New Energies (IRESEN) has recently launched the construction works of this centre in Benguerir, in the centre of the Cherifian kingdom. IRESEN is implementing this project in partnership with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P). The Korean International Cooperation Agency (Koïca) is financing the works to the tune of 8 milli