Provisions and food traders across Sokoto State have voiced their concerns over the rising prices of food and essential items,…
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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.
In a bid to ease the economic burden on residents, the Niger State government has launched a subsidized grain program,…
In Sokoto State, fruit sellers struggle with rising costs and spoilage. As prices soar, vendors adapt to keep their produce fresh and serve their community.
In Sokoto State, rising meat costs at abattoirs are forcing butchers to adapt and customers to cut back. As sellers turn to suya to manage stock, residents struggle with increased expenses, highlighting broader economic and health issues in Nigeria.
A nutritionist, Mrs Aisha Hussein, says embracing the old practice of home and school gardening will teach the younger generation the importance of greens in their daily diet.
A lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia, has called for the adoption of green technologies in food processing and preservation to achieve sustainable food security in the country.
the Sokoto state Ministry for Health has begun the distribution of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to combat child malnutrition and treat ascites disease.
Through the voices of Sokoto’s food vendors and their customers, ASHENEWS brings to light the everyday struggles of Sokoto’s roadside food sellers