Traders and consumers in Lagos, expressed concern over losses caused by spoilt fruits and vegetables, blaming the problem on heat, poor transportation and inadequate storage facilities....
The World Food Programme has warned that El Niño could push an additional 49 million people into acute food insecurity across 45 countries by the end...
Rising food prices and the high cost of nutritious diets are worsening food insecurity in Nigeria, according to two reports by Orodata Nigeria. The reports, titled...
WACOT Limited, a member of Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, have extended their agreement with the Edo State Government on fertilizer production through the Edo State...
Food scientists and others involved in the production of edible items have been tasked by Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration...
National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has said that its programme requires about $7.1 billion for Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in sugar over a 10-year period. He said...
Santuscom Foods Ltd., a subsidiary of Santuscom Group, has signed a N5 billion partnership agreement with Dawn Fulfilment, a UK-based firm, to boost export of Nigerian agricultural...
Some Nigerians have called for stronger measures to improve food security, protect farmlands and reduce the prices of agricultural produce. The respondents, comprising consumers and...
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development says it will pursue single-digit interest rates and long-term loans for livestock operators. The Minister of...
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for increased investment in agroecology to strengthen Africa’s food security, climate resilience and sustainable agricultural development. Hussein Gadain, FAO...
The federal government-International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme (FGN/IFAD-VCDP) has lauded Anambra farmers for increasingly turning cassava, rice and other farm produce into...
The tsetse fly kills more than three million livestock in sub-Saharan Africa every year and costs the agriculture industry more than $4 billion annually. It transmits...
