Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, has revealed that Nigeria loses approximately $9bn annually to post-harvest losses. The Director of Teaching and Research Farms at the university, Prof. Felix Ugese, stated that the Global Hunger Index ranks Nigeria 110th out of 127 countries, indicating “serious” hunger levels. Speaking in Lagos at the Agroween Festival…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) does not want to be left behind in the race to tackle food insecurity in the country. It, therefore, took a step towards elevating agriculture in the territory recently by approving a contract to bolster dry season farming in the council areas under it. The contract was approved at a…
Economic inclusion programmes are cost-effective and impactful but are reaching only about one-in-ten people living in extreme poverty, according to a World Bank report released recently. Economic inclusion programmes, which provide cash transfers, skills training, business capital, coaching, and market access build a ladder out of poverty for the poorest and most vulnerable people, particularly…
Guests at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN may not have envisaged that there would be a need for shopping at the venue within the premises of CRIN at Idi Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday. But many of them went away, after satisfying their curiosity, with bye products…
A Public Policy Analyst, Comrade David Adenekan, has faulted the belief that Nigeria can bridge the wide gap of deficits in food production through subsistence farming. Adenekan in a statement he issued in Abuja, said the authorities should go beyond mere declaration of the state of emergency in food security by addressing the challenges of…
President Bola Tinubu said Nigerians are increasingly embracing the difficult reforms of his administration despite the hardship they’re facing. Tinubu stated this during a meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the president, “We have started seeing positive results…
Ahead of the dry and wet season farming in 2024/2025, the federal government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has outlined several initiatives and priorities aimed at enhancing food production in the nation. The Minister of FMAFS, Senator Abubakar Kyari said in a statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 general election has a panacea to the crisis of hunger in the country. And he has asked the three arms of government to make use of the solution. According to him, the solution to the crisis is an increase in investment in agriculture. In…
Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…
As Nigeria battles with food insecurity there are reports that more challenges may be on the way to further compound the problem. The report is to the effect that as the years roll on, the country will have more mouths to feed, thus complicating the problem at hand about how to provide for the current…
