Food Security

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called for assistance from the international community on providing security for Nigerian farmers, saying agriculture is gradually dying and food security is threatened in the country. The…

Malaysia has banned chicken exports until local production and costs stabilise. The ban, which will affect 3.6 million whole chickens sold overseas every month, is the latest sign of growing global food shortages. Countries currently…

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have held fresh talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine. During an 80-minute conversation with Putin, the two European leaders "insisted on an…

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is determined to achieve the national goal, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and continental initiatives through the robust implementation of the re-focused National Development Plan (NDP 2021 –…

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has sought strong support from the United States for its Emergency Food Production Plan to avert a looming food crisis in Africa. Dr. Adesina made this call…

Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the South American country, Guyana, has expressed his country’s readiness to collaborate with the governments of Nigeria and the Czech Republic in the area of agriculture to achieve food security, among others.…

The United Nations (UN) has announced an allocation of $15 million to Nigeria to address the current situation of food insecurity as the spillover effects of the Ukraine war threaten to push millions closer to famine. The fund…

The European Union (EU) has approved €314 million in funds for Nigeria and six other partner countries in the region in a bid to ensure food security and nutrition in West Africa and the Sahel region following the war in Ukraine. …

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says it is deeply concerned about the food security situation in Ukraine and has warned of potential far-reaching global consequences. …

The United Nations (UN) has projected the food economy in the West Africa and Sahel sub-region to reach 480 billion US dollars (US$480,000,000,000) in 2030. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria,…