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IFAD invests $459m in Nigeria for poverty reduction
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said it has directly invested $459 million in Nigeria through domestic…
U.S. commits $55m in emergency funds to Nigeria’s food security
The United States has committed $55 million toward food security relief for Nigerians. A statement by the US…
Stakeholders advocate agro biotechnology to combat food insecurity
Stakeholders in agriculture have called for the adoption of biotechnology to address the food crisis, a fundamental problem…
UN, partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis
Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition,…
ECOWAS trains farmers on livestock value chain in Gombe
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has embarked on livestock value chain training for 35 farmers…
IFAD urges farmers to sustain value chain initiative in Niger
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has urged farmers and investors in Niger State to sustain its…
Institute moves to end indiscriminate drying of food on roadsides
Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has called on the Federal Government to seek measures that…
Minister tasks stakeholders on repositioning Nigeria as top palm oil exporter
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, has tasked stakeholders on the need to reposition Nigeria to…
Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s request of N25bn facility
The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a request by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to take a…
Mastercard, Ecobank partner to digitize agricultural value chains in Africa
Mastercard and Ecobank Group have partnered to connect millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard’s Farm…