Food

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm that traders and farmers are using poisonous chemicals to preserve foods. The agency also said kerosene and petrol tankers are being used to…

The National Bureau of statistics , NBS, has said the prices paid by consumers for food items like rice, eggs, tomato and yam rose in March. NThis corresponds with the Bureau’s March inflation report which stated that the composite food…

Global food commodity prices rose for the 10th conservative month in March, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said. The FAO said this in its Food Price Index report …

Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and dairy products leading the rise, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported…

Nigeria’s seed industry may see a turnaround in productivity as the new Plant Variety Protection (PVP) law accelerates investment and gives farmers more access to quality seeds. The new seed law that now gives breeders access to…

As part of its efforts to “reform and sanitize” the red meat value chain, the Lagos state government has announced plans to engage “relevant stakeholders” across the state In a statement on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Agriculture,…

The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria’ (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has commenced the sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice to 18 Nigerian millers. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this…

The Chinese government has handed over 14,056 boxes of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to the UN children's agency, UNICEF to help in the fight against child malnutrition in South Sudan. "We are very proud to be in association with…

About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are soon to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which watchers believe will reduce the current…