ASHENEWS reports that stakeholders in the agricultural sector have pushed for the uptake of Aflasafe, a bio-technological innovation designed to address the prevalence of Aflatoxins.
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A paramount ruler of Etung in Cross River, Oru Ojong on Thursday, enjoined the state government to shelve its plan to revoke licences it issued to cocoa farmers on government’s leased farmland.
In 2022, the African region accounted for the highest level of hunger as described by Global Hunger Index. According to the World Health Organization, over 340 million Africans were undernourished and severely food insecure between 2014 and 2020.
ASHENEWS reports that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK and Northern Ireland says it plans to plant one million palm trees in the Southeast to assist businesses in that region.
The Federal government is committed to increasing access to food for its populace through its bio-economy policy, an official said on Tuesday in Asaba.
Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria says incessant attacks and kidnapping of farmers in Nigeria might lead to a worsening food crisis.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the body has gazetted the reviewed Fats, Oil and Food containing Fats and Oil Regulation 2022, in a bid to safeguard the health of Nigerians.
A farmers group in Rivers has asked for inclusiveness in Federal Government’s planned agriculture subsidy programmes focusing on efforts to enhance food security in the country.
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi has trained women and youths in his constituency on the use of water-pumping machines for irrigation purposes.
The South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) and ActionAid Nigeria have trained and empowered farmers in three Enugu communities on agro-ecology with 207 improved palm-fruit seedlings.