By Adeyemi Adeleye/Bolu Akindoyin The Tabitha-Abimbola Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to prioritise feeding of the less privileged in the country. Mrs Abimbola Agbebiyi, founder of the organisation, said this at a charity walk to commemorate the 2024 World Food Day, inContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said. Dongyu made this known during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for aContinue Reading
By Eric James Ochigbo Some stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for the Federal Government’s support for agroecology to enhance production of healthier food and to ensure environmental sustainability in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday in Abuja, at the second regional workshop on agroecology organised byContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Shield Africa, a non-profit organisation, has announced a partnership with the government to empower youth and women in agriculture, with the goal of improving food security in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of Shield Africa, Mrs Osenaga Orokpo, made the announcement at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has championed the move for the attainment of food security in the country at its annual conference. The association at its 2024 annual Conference and Exhibition with the theme: ‘Poultry Association of Nigeria Lagos (PANLAG) on theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Heifer International, a development organisation, says it has empowered over 7,000 smallholder poultry farmers across Kaduna and Nasarawa states on innovative solutions that will address challenges in the poultry sector. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Lekan Tobe, said this on Monday, during the launch of the secondContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has pledged its support for the National Single Window (NSW) project to simplify port clearing processes and improve Nigeria’s trade facilitation. Dr Vincent Isegbe, Comptroller General of NAQS, said this on Thursday during a meeting with the Head of the SecretariatContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 300,000 smallholder farmers have embraced modern techniques of farming to improve crop yield in Niger state. Dr Godwin Atser, the Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association Nigeria, said this during a mega field day with farmers in Kampala community of Bosso Local GovernmentContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government and stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in boosting the productivity of the Nigeria’s poultry sector. Winnie Lai-Solarin, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), said this at a meeting with members of the Multi-Stakeholder Platform for PoultryContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has distributed agricultural inputs as grants, to 9,170 beneficiaries, under the FCT Fadama CARES programme, within one year of President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this while inaugurating the distribution of the grant to theContinue Reading
