Food Security

 Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The United Nations in Nigeria has projected that food economy in the West Africa and Sahel sub-region would hit $480 billion in 2030 with non-agricultural sector accounting for 49 percent of the value added.…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has disclosed that the benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high. The organisation in its just-released Food Price Index noted that…

The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for African Development (AUDA-NEPAD), has said the Federal government has prioritised the improvement of agricultural output for food sufficiency, building a thriving and sustainable…

FARMERS under the aegis of Farmers/Hunters association of Nigeria, Oke-Ogun chapter, have urged Nigerian lawmakers to press it on the Federal Government (FG) to enforce anti-grazing law, as the only recipe to curb a seemingly increase of…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said his administration is committed to promoting food security and regular intake of nutritious foods among citizens. According to him, not less than 10,000 farmers of…

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has expressed the readiness of the state government to partner with the Agricultural Research Institute of Nigeria (ARCN) in utilizing research findings to improve the production capacity of its farmers.…

The World Bank has raised alarm over the threat of  insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian households’ food security. In a new report, “COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy”, released in Washington, last…

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu has tasked policymakers to find a way to feed the world and save the planet at the same time. Dongyu made this known at the ongoing…

SMALLHOLDER farmers as well as other stakeholders in the Nigerian agriculture sector have hailed series of intervention schemes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to support farmers, saying such interventions have been responsible for…

Rahila Lassa, Abuja The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria has taken a step further to alleviate the level of hunger amongst the indigents in the society. The Commission in…