By Chijioke Okoronkwo The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to be mindful of the acceptance and deployment of genetically engineered crops, categorised as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The group communicated this at a High Level Dialogue on Food Security onContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it is committed to collaborating with international community in addressing Nigeria’s food and nutrition challenges. Dr Donal Brown, IFAD Associate Vice President Rome, made this pledge at the International news conference on Saturday in Abuja tagged “Dr Brown High-levelContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) says it is supporting dry season farming to mitigate the effects of flooding on farmers and boost food production capacity. Dr Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President of IFAD, Rome, communicated this when he led a team ofContinue Reading
Abakaliki Rice Mill Owners Industry Association, says it has apprehended two of its members for using fake scale machines to cheat customers in the markeContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has solicited the collaboration of the Federal Government on women education in order to enhance food production and national development. Dr Yaya Olaniran, IFAD Executive Director, Nigeria made the call at an Open House Exhibition Fair and Gender Dialogue inContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has donated over 2 million bags of fertiliser brands worth N100 billion to farmers through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Mr Yemi Cardoso, the Governor of the CBN, presented the bags of fertiliser brands to the Minister ofContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has pledged its commitment to plant and nurture 10 million Shea butter trees by 2030, to secure the future of the product. Mr Aaron Adu, GSA Director General, made the pledge in Abuja at the opening of the 2024 Global Shea ConferenceContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, says the Federal Government has put machinery in place to address challenges of food and nutrition insecurity. Fashedemi spoke at the presentation of the March 2024 round of Cadre Harmonisé analysis national consolidation report onContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON2) has provided a ‘Lab-ulance’ to support the healthcare system of a farming community in Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The support is in partnership with MasterCard Foundation and Benson Colman and Associate limited. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ‘Lab-ulance’Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Mrs Yejide Ogundipe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Food Security, says the era of paying lip service towards supporting women farmers in the country is over. Speaking at an event commemorating the 2024 International Women’s Day organised by the Nigerian Women for Agricultural ProgressContinue Reading
