Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to reform the country’s cocoa sector to boost growth and efficiency in the world’s second-largest cocoa-producing nation. In an interview with Reuters, Mahama vowed to reorganise the state-run regulator, COCOBOD, criticising the current structure of the cocoa industry, emphasising the need for a regulatory framework that prioritises farmers’…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that headline Inflation rate for November 2024 increased to 34.60 per cent, by a marginal 0.72 percent against the October 2024 headline inflation rate which stood by 33.88 per cent. The trend in November 2024, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), showed that on a year-on-year…
The Director of Ogun State Veterinary Services, Dr. Taiwo Jolaoso has announced plans to vaccinate 420,000 cattle against anthrax within the next three months. The move, Jolaoso revealed, was part of a proactive measure to prevent potential outbreaks. Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, is transferred from animal to man and its spores are naturally found in…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi, plans to prioritise soil health by 2025 to significantly increase Nigeria’s yield-per-hectare, which currently lags behind the African average. Abdullahi made the call when the Deputy Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe and, the Senior…
In a bid to ensure food affordability, the federal government has rolled out its 2025 modalities to achieve food security, aiming to ensure no Nigerian goes to bed hungry. The modalities were disclosed when the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi, hosted a delegation from the National Defence College,…
A coalition of activists and non-governmental organizations, under the umbrella of ‘GMO-Free Nigeria’, has taken to the streets to protest the introduction of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in Nigeria. The nationwide rallies, which also held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, aimed to oppose the Federal Government’s efforts to promote GMO products in the country….
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in its first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years, has warned of the effect of climate change on food security. The report, released recently, showed that nearly 1.4 billion hectares of land are already impacted by salinity, with an additional one billion…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi has launched the Performance Management System (PMS) aimed to enhance service delivery, improve the performance of the staff, and develop the agriculture sector. The minister made this known during the launching of PMS Day at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja. Abdullahi…
As part of efforts to address the issue of food shortages, the Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the Cold Storage Initiative, aimed at reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing food security across the country. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this in his office in Abuja…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDC) has reminded the public of the ban on the sale of imported frozen chicken, turkey, and catfish in the country. NAFDAC stated this during a sensitisation programme at the Kado Fish Market in Abuja. The agency reiterated its commitment to upholding the Federal Government’s…
