The International Fund for Agriculture Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has distributed tricycles to some farmers, processors, and marketers in Kogi to improve their livelihoods.
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A 2022 Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nation (FAO) report estimates that 19.4 million Nigerians in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory are at the recent of hunger
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the spread of Anthrax disease in the country.
A cross-section of farmers, community leaders, security agents, and other stakeholders in Jigawa, Gombe, Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara have given reasons behind their decision to adopt dialogue in addressing peculiar security challenges in their areas.
The Federal government has expressed its support to collaborate with Bangladesh in agro-farming to boost the bilateral relations between both countries.
Last week, I commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency on food security and for being the only President who had gone the extra mile to demonstrate his seriousness in tackling the monster of hunger. It is the hope and expectation of Nigerians that President Tinubu walks his talk to avoid the catastrophic consequences of food insecurity. I must also commend President Tinubu for answering the call I made two years ago in my column of 9th June 2021. I said “Nigeria must declare a state of emergency in Agriculture; the government at various levels (Fed, State, and LGA) must invest heavily in agriculture, if possible, through legislation to galvanize agricultural revolution through the use of improved technologies, equipment, and expertise”. Now the first part has been done and the second part is the complement of the “state of emergency”. What are the challenges and the way forward to achieving food security in Nigeria?
The Agricultural sector development is considered to hold the key to economic development for most Sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria (Olukunle, 2013). This is because it has the ability of changing the dynamics and contribute immensely to the growth and development of this African Economies as it provides food for sustenance, nutrition and raw materials to the non-agricultural industries of the economy, it provides employment opportunities to a vast majority of unemployed labor most especially in rural communities and avails a means by which valuable foreign exchange can be earned through the export of agricultural products.
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has expressed commitment to the Federal Government on review of the draft plastic waste control regulation.
The United Nations has launched an initiative for accelerated transformation in food systems to help get the drive toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated commitment to focus on assisting farmers across the country as part of major priorities of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).