Joseph Akahome

Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.

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California state agricultural officials have imposed a quarantine in South Bay communities after the discovery of invasive oriental fruit flies, threatening fruits and vegetables.

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Tanzania Ministers Call For Increased Youth Engagement In Agriculture

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Red Meat Currently Worth Over £2 Billion To Scottish Economy

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A petition in Finland calling for a ban on fur farming has garnered the required 50,000 signatures for a Parliament debate.

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Taiwan Minister of Agriculture, Chen Chi-chung, denies allegations of fraud related to egg imports amidst calls for an investigation by prominent citizens.

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