FG Vows To Make Nigeria Africa’s Largest Wheat Producer, Exporter
As Nigeria and other African countries suffer wheat shortage, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Tuesday, vowed to ensure Nigeria ranks...
Category : Agriculture
African Civil Society Organizations Highlight Key Agrifood Systems Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other shocks hit the food security status and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations the hardest – that was...
Observations of an Expat: Food
By Tom Arms Worried about energy prices? Well, you should start worrying more about the empty bread bin. Twenty-nine percent of the world’s grain comes...
With Political Will, Hardwork, Agriculture Can Solve Internally Generated Revenue Problems, Says Osinbajo
BY DAYO ADESULU Amid tight fiscal revenue generation, especially in the States of the Federation, agriculture can be a significant contributor to government coffers, boosting...
Recipes for Success: A Policy Guide to African Food Systems Transformation
By Layih Butake Africa’s trajectory to emergence and self-sufficiency has seen significant progress in achieving global and continental milestones such as the Sustainable Development Goals...
Bringing Degraded African Land Back To Life
Farming in the Sahel region of Africa isn’t easy. It’s an area that suffers from degraded soils, erratic rainfall and is often subject to long...
Agricultural Project Training 2020 For Young Nigerians Opportunity Opens
Young Africa Works-IITA project …an innovative approach to agribusiness training and start-ups for Nigeria’s young people In May this year, the International Institute for Tropical...
One Planet Fellowship 2021 For African Agricultural Researchers Application Opens
The call for the third cohort of the One Planet Fellowship is now open for applications. The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant,...
Media Charged With Monitoring Distribution Of 149 Fertilizer Trucks To Flood Victims
The Federal Government has distributed 149 trucks of fertilizer and agricultural inputs to 11,345 victims of the 2018 flood in Kebbi. Just as it also...
Kogi State: Governor Bello Distributes Free Fertilizers to Farmers
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has distributed free fertilizers to Farmers in various communities, in an effort to boost food production in Kogi...