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Climate Change: IFAD Members Approve $2BN Plan to Reduce Hunger

Climate Change: IFAD Members Approve $2BN Plan to Reduce Hunger

As climate change, biodiversity loss, economic uncertainties and growing instability take a strong toll on rural communities and small-scale farmers in many parts of the world, particularly in the most fragile and vulnerable places, the…

FG Moves to Host Agric Summit for Food Security

FG Moves to Host Agric Summit for Food Security

The Federal Government has announced plans to organise an agriculture and food security summit this year. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during a meeting with Dr. Donal Brown,…

Amo Farm Advocates Agriculture As Pathway to Industrialisation

Amo Farm Advocates Agriculture As Pathway to Industrialisation

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Amo Group, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, has called on the Federal Government to place the agricultural sector as the top priority in its quest to reverse the downturn in the…

EU Deforestation Law May Impoverished African Farmers

EU Deforestation Law May Impoverished African Farmers

There are indications that coffee importers in the European Union (EU) are beginning to reduce their purchases from smallholders farmers in Africa and other regions. This is in anticipation of a historic EU regulation that…

Obi Urges FG To Provide Adequate Support For Farmers

Obi Urges FG To Provide Adequate Support For Farmers

In light of the country’s impending growth in food production, Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has urged President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to step up efforts to secure…

FG Requests IFAD’s Approval For $20m Agric Project Financing

FG Requests IFAD’s Approval For $20m Agric Project Financing

The Federal Government has requested the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to approve Twenty Million Dollars ( $20m) in addition to financing the implementation of Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) phase…

FG Reinstates Plan to Remove Political Farmers From Database

FG Reinstates Plan to Remove Political Farmers From Database

The Federal Government has announced that it is making efforts to modify farmers’ database to get rid of portfolio “political farmers” as it plans to kick off the second phase of dry season farming. The…

COP28: Promoting Food Systems in Advent of Climate Agenda

COP28: Promoting Food Systems in Advent of Climate Agenda

Though the discussions are long overdue, the recently held COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), provided a starting point for future action and advocacy for food security. Taiwo Hassan reports At COP28 in Dubai,…

Sanginga Seeks Collaborations To Tackle Food Challenges

Sanginga Seeks Collaborations To Tackle Food Challenges

President of the Africa Agricultural Leadership Institute (AALI), Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, has called for strategic collaborations to tackle food security challenges across Africa in a bid enhanced food productivity. Sanginga, who also serves as the…

UNFAO Keeps $10,000 for Agri-Food System Innovation

UNFAO Keeps $10,000 for Agri-Food System Innovation

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) has announced entries from innovative individuals and institutions in the agriculture value chain for UNFAO Award for Innovation. The award is for those involved in agri-food systems…