Ahead of the October 16, World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) of the United Nations said more than 600 million people fall ill and 420,000 die every year as a result of eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins and chemicals. This is as the FAO said Over 2.8 billion people…
Rice farmers in kwara State are enjoying the best of time under the administration of Governor Abdurahman Abdurazak. This is because the administration has extended its Agricultural Transformation Plan to assist the farmers in the state. In the latest efforts about 45 farmers from Seshi farmers cluster in Patigi Local Government Area have benefitted from…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has revealed that each state in the federation now boasts over 30 trained Agro Rangers Special Forces to safeguard agricultural investments and mediate conflicts between farmers and herders. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to increase their numbers as necessary to meet emerging challenges. The specialised force,…
At the grand finale of Chef Tope’s Cook-a-thon exercise, the euphoria and aroma welcoming people to Ogbomoso Recreation Club is second to none. It is not just like a party. For one week, it was a non-stop carnival. Students, old and young people flooded the venue of the exercise, not just to see the cooking…
The Akwa Ibom State Government is to provide free food to two million three hundred thousand poorest of the poor of its citizens, or approximately 600,000 households across the three senatorial districts of the state. To achieve this, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Offiong Offor disclosed that the administration of Governor Umo Eno…
Though farmers and the governments, at all levels, are agreed that there is the urgent need to increase food production in Nigeria, with a purpose to solve food insecurity, land is one thing that may stand between them. Farmers in the Obi and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, which comprises nine communities, have…
The federal government has urged Nigerians who are calling for the hunger/hardship nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration to calm down and give the president more time. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the appeal in Abuja after a meeting held by members of the Federal Executive Council, at the instance…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMA&FS), Abubakar Kyari, has attributed the smuggling of food from Nigeria to other countries as the major driver of hunger and food scarcity. He also named other causes which include naira redesign and natural disasters. Kyari noted that the food shortage currently experienced in the country is due…
The challenges in the country’s economy forced unprecedented production costs on major food processing companies in Nigeria in the past year. The development also affected the prices of commodities in the market, as the affected companies passed the costs to the consumers. For instance, BUA Foods Plc and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc reported that they…
It is estimated that about 40 percent of food produced in Nigeria is lost before it gets to market due to inadequate processing, packaging and storage. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this recently. The governor was speaking at the 11th edition of the PROPAK West Africa 2024: Smart Packaging Conference in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu,…
