#Food insecurity

The Niger Delta Development Commission, has today promised to drum support to small-holder farmers in order to ensure operational growth while building it as training centres for youths, as part of its plans to promote youth employment.…

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is collaborating with the Nigerian government to provide flood anticipation and mitigation tools to boost security. Koffy Kouacou, the FAO country representative to…

The International Monetary Fund has said addressing food insecurity should be an immediate priority for the Nigerian government. The IMF said this in its End-of-Mission statement issued after the completion of the IMF Staff…

The Nigeria Customs Service has concluded plans to commence the direct distribution of seized food items to Nigerians. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi…

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says food insecurity is a structural challenge in Africa, affecting 20 per cent of the continent’s population compared to the global rate of 9.8 per cent. The Director of the ECA office…

...mechanization, quality seeds, fertilization, others top agenda The Vice President, @KashimSM, has sought the assistance of the United States government for the agenda on food security of the President @officialABAT administration.…

(L-R) Cuba's Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Jesus Perez Brito, with Nigeria's minister of Agriculture and Food security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari and the Nigeria's Ambassador to Cuba, Ben Okoye shortly after the signing of Memorandum of…

Almost 700,000 children under five are likely to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in 2023. Worried by the food security and nutrition challenges, the…

...as local rice price rocks by 200% Rising insecurity in the country, import ban and others factors have caused the price of one kilogramme of local rice to rise by 201.52 per cent in seven years, according to findings by The…

Following the CBN and Federal Government policy that manifested the persistent cash crunch facing households and businesses which could trigger a food crisis in Africa’s most populous nation in the second quarter of the year if government…