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Govt restates commitment to food security

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to ensure food security in the country. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,...

Nigeria will soon witness food sufficiency, price reduction – NACGRAB

The National Centre For Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) says Nigeria will soon witness sufficiency and price reduction in food commodities. The NACGRAB Acting Director,...

Afe Babalola emerges African man of the year in food security

Renowned farmer, Chief Afe Babalola, has beaten nine other nominees across sub- Saharan Africa to emerge the 2024 African man of the Year in...

Ramping up food security with dry season farming

At an event designed to project ambition and to signpost business unusual, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, led by the Minister,...

WFP in new partnership for food, land and water security in fragile communities

The World Food Programme (WFP) at COP28 in Dubai launched a partnership with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Centre. The partnership...

Adeyemo, others named committee members of UN’s science advisory body for food security

A Nigerian professor of veterinary public health and preventive medicine at the University of Ibadan, Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo, is part of the 10 eminent...

Food security: Stakeholders decry soil degradation

Stakeholders on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Abuja decried the increasing level of soil degradation in Africa which impacts negatively on food security. Rep. Sam...

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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World Hand Hygiene Day: Govt urged to implement, disseminate hand hygiene roadmap

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (FMWRS) has been urged to implement the National Roadmap to Hand...
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NABDA urges farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost productivity

Director General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Mustapha Abdullahi, has urged farmers to embrace biotechnology to...

World Press Freedom Day: Minister calls for effective climate journalism

Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, has called for effective climate journalism in order to address environmental...

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World Hand Hygiene Day: Govt urged to implement, disseminate hand hygiene roadmap

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NABDA urges farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost productivity

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