post harvest losses

The Federal Government of Nigeria has advised farmers to partner with experts in the area of agricultural research and development to curtail perennial post harvest losses of produce. The Director General Hussani Ibrahim, Raw Materials…

Nigeria can become self-sufficient in rice in eight years if post-harvest losses are reduced to between 30 per cent and 16 per cent. Dr Nehemiah Danbaba, of the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Niger, made the declaration in…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised alarm over imminent flooding, advising residents, particularly farmers in flood-prone areas in Anambra state, South-east Nigeria, to harvest and…

ActionAid has tasked the Federal and State Governments to ensure massive investment in agriculture processing, storage facilities, transportation and market access. An African female…

Onion farmers in Nigeria have decried the more than 60 percent post harvest losses encountered every year. The group is demanding for assistance for the construction of storage facilities to assuage the challenge.…

Vincent Yusuf By Vincent Yusuf Sun Sep 26 2021 Experts across Africa have called on national governments and regional bodies to adopt effective policies and technology-driven interventions to reduce post-harvest losses destroying food…

Nigeria loses between 55 percent and 72 percent of its cultivated fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) before they get to the market, a recent report revealed. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC) Nigeria’s export of…

Digital marketing has been seen as the solution to Nigeria’s $9 billion post-harvest food losses, which has become a leading cause of food security in the country, expert says. Oluwaseun Olukumoro, spokesperson, Bellefu.com, defined…