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AfDB approves over $30m to protect Beninese farmers from climate shocks, food insecurity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $30.25 million in financing for a climate protection and agricultural sector resilience...

Bauchi validates climate change policy to combat food insecurity

The Bauchi State Government says it has validated the Climate Change Policy to enhance food security in the state.  Mr. Danlami Kawule, Commissioner for Housing...

Farmers seek adherence to NiMet’s predictions to avert food insecurity

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has warned local farmers to adhere to the directives and predictions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)...

50m persons face food insecurity in West Africa – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday, January 30, 2025, said the number of people facing food insecurity in West Africa has risen...

18.2m children born into hunger in 2024, aid group reports

Global childhood hunger rose significantly in 2024, with 18.2 million children born into food insecurity, according to a new Save the Children analysis of...

ACReSal project critical to addressing land degradation, food insecurity – Minister

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, says the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is crucial in addressing land degradation, food insecurity,...

33m Nigerians to face food crisis in 2025 – Report

The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October 2024 has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT will face...

26.5m Nigerians at risk of food insecurity in 2024, says FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara states including the FCT, may face...

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Govt targets 1m hectares restoration with ACReSAL project in 10 states

The Federal Government through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, has inaugurated a stakeholders’ engagement aimed at...
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Talks on global plastic pollution treaty adjourn without consensus

Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic...

Norway, Sweden, Finland: Climate change made July heatwave 10 times more likely, study says

Human-caused climate change made a two-week-long heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland around 2°C hotter and at least 10...

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Govt targets 1m hectares restoration with ACReSAL project in 10 states

The Federal Government through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid...

Talks on global plastic pollution treaty adjourn without consensus

Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)...
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