50m facing food insecurity in West Africa – FAO
Agency Report The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said the number of people facing food insecurity in West...
Agriculture
Experts advocate efficient nitrogen fertilizer use to bolster food security
Orisemeke Benjamin The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering...
Food security: NGO empowers women in agric with N3m
By Amarachi Ehia, Abakaliki A non-governmental organization SheGrowsHerFood in Ebonyi state has disclosed its decision to release a loan of...
Kogi Gov seeks NASRDA’s support in security, agric, land reforms, others
Omeiza Bilal Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has urged the management of the National Space Research and Development Agency...
World Bank approves establishment of agribusiness hub in Ekiti
In a significant step expected to boost economic growth and improve the livelihoods of thousands of farmers in Ekiti State,...
FAO offers guidance, data on integrating nutrition goals into food trade policies
International trade of food and agricultural products has grown robustly in recent decades and makes very significant contributions to food...
FG, IFAD-SAPZ pledge agro-industrial development across 36 states
By Agency Reporter The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme have pledged...
FAO Food Price Index rises in October to highest level in 18 months
Benjamin Orisemeke The benchmark for world food commodity prices surged to its highest level in 18 months in October, led...
World Bank says will double agribusiness financing to $9bn yearly by 2030
Benjamin Orisemeke With global food demand set to increase by 50 to 60 percent in the coming decades, the World...
How innovation, better partnerships can create equitable food systems – Ifedi
Heifer International’s Senior Vice President of Africa Programs, Adesuwa Ifedi, has urged global leaders, innovators and the private sector to...
