JEMMYX BLOG

Incessant conflict between farmers and Fulani herdsmen across the country is affecting the security of communities. These conflicts have led to the destruction of land and water resources as the hooves of cattle trample on them. The destruction of crops by the herdsmen continues to place restraint on effective utilisation of arable farmland, reports BODE DUROJAIYE. Unless the Federal Government urgently addresses incessant encroachment of farmlands by a group called Bororo cattle rearers, and the havoc they wreak on crops, bloody clashes between the farmers and the intinerant herdsmen would be inevitable. In Oyo State, villagers from about eight villages, and settlers from Ilora farm settlement in the Afijio Local Government Area of the state have already declared total war on the  cattle rearers. The affected villages include Oluwatedo, Temi-dire, Idode, Kaye, Fitila, Isale-Awon, and Ekefa. The angry peasant farmers narrated how they lost millions of naira to the damages done to...

Wood is a great material because it’s cheap, renewable, and versatile. But this crazy transparent wood that scientists in Sweden brewed up is nuts. It could replace glass for some seriously eye-catching architecture, and even be used in cheap solar panels or windows. Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden developed the material, which they say is suitable for mass production. The transparent wood could be used to build houses that let in more natural light, thus cutting your electric bill. Their findings were published in the American Chemical Society journal, Biomacromolecules The process begins by removing the organic compound that makes the wood brown. “The difference compared with timber is that we have removed lignin, but added a polymer to increase strength and provide transparency,” Lars Berglund, who led the study, told Gizmodo. “We can create veneer from this material and then laminate it into larger structures, such as load-be...