More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said.
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The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has expressed concern that food prices may go higher in 2025 if challenges facing farmers are not accorded due attention.
Some agriculture experts have called on the Federal Government to subsidise the cost of agro-inputs in order to improve food security in the country.
A Public Health expert, Prof. Diran Oyewole has called for the review of Nigeria’s constitution to include right to adequate food and nutrition.
Cassava production in western Kenya is being threatened by an army of pests and diseases that could decimate harvests. This…
The Oyo State Government has resuscitated the State Seed Coordinating Committee (OYSSCC) in a bid to revitalise agricultural productivity, ensure food security and improve farmers’ livelihood.
The United States had the largest area of genetically modified crops worldwide in 2023, at 74.4 million hectares, followed by…
In response to Nigeria’s prevailing economic challenges, the Sokoto State Government has inaugurated a State Monitoring Committee and Local Government…
The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), has called on member Governments to prioritise enacting and enforcing policies that support strategic investments in wheat production in the region.
The Managing Director of Operations for Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), Mr Celestine Anere, has vowed to eradicate fake drink production across all Anambra markets.