The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said Nigeria has demonstrated a steady decline in the proportion of children facing severe food poverty from 45 per cent in 2012 to 32 per cent in 2022.
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The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Moji Adeyeye has said the agency has put in place stringent regulatory processes to ensure the safety of food consumed in Nigeria.
Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), Abuja, has sought stakeholders’ support for government policies in research and innovation to ensure a favourable regulatory environment for the food industry.
“Kano remains steadfast in its commitment to agricultural transformation by ensuring the accessibility and affordability of high-quality agricultural inputs to enhance crop production within the state” he said.
One area of agriculture that has not reached its potential as a source of employment in Nigeria is fish farming. Fish farming has largely been ignored even when it has the potential to be a major source of income for families and the nation.
The rights to certain intellectual property are related to optimized CRISPR-Cas12a as well as to gene-editing-enabled breeding tools. Through CRISPR gene-editing, it is possible to deliver an improved plant that does not include DNA from a different species – more quickly and efficiently than otherwise possible or through conventional breeding methods.
The project has proved to be beneficial to farmers with 91% of farmers reporting substantial increases in crop yields by incorporating regenerative agriculture practices.
The Federal Government says no fewer than 25 million children in Nigeria are undernourished and stunted, with Nigeria ranking number one in Africa and second globally, in terms of malnutrition prevalence.
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Dairy Policy to catalyse development in the livestock and dairy sectors.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised farmers in Nasarawa State to adhere to seasonal climate prediction and crop-weather calendar for the 2024 planting season to prevent losses.