{
  "id": 14451972,
  "title": "Biotechnology key to tackling food insecurity, manultrition — Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/biotechnology-key-to-tackling-food-insecurity-manultrition-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:02:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/biotechnology-key-to-tackling-food-insecurity-manultrition-minister/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa has highlighted the importance of biotechnology in addressing food insecurity, malnutrition, and emerging health challenges. He emphasized the need for collaboration among various stakeholders, including government agencies, researchers, and private-sector partners, to translate scientific discoveries into practical solutions. Alausa stressed that biotechnology offers opportunities to improve agricultural productivity, enhance the nutritional quality of food crops, and develop advanced medical interventions like vaccines and gene therapies.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Biotechnology key to tackling food insecurity, manultrition — Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/biotechnology-key-to-tackling-food-insecurity-manultrition-minister-14453603",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:10:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}