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Food Prices Projected to Rise in Nigeria, Others in 2024 – Report

Food Prices Projected to Rise in Nigeria, Others in 2024 – Report Nigeria and other countries across the West Africa region are projected to see increased prices of staple foods such as rice, maize, millet, cereals, etc in 2024. This is according to a report titled...

Nigeria, Germany Sign Pact on Agriculture, Commerce

Nigeria, Germany Sign Pact on Agriculture, Commerce Nigeria and Germany on Friday in Abuja signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) in agriculture and commerce. The first agreement was signed between the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the German-Africa Business...

Food Security: FAO Supports 174,400 IDPs

Buoyed by the prospect of restarting life through agricultural livelihoods, many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North East Nigeria are returning to farms supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Under the ongoing Restoring Agricultural Livelihoods of IDPs, Returnees and...

Nigeria Amidst Impending Food Shortage

The incessant warnings about the possibility of Nigeria facing famine in the nearest future may have been taken with a pinch of salt by both citizens and those in position of authority. The latest report is coming from the Famine Early Warning System Network,...

Genetically Modified Organisms: To be or not to be?

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in layman’s parlance, are organism that have been tweaked, albeit, in a “good way.” Genetic modification, also known as “genetic engineering” is the technologically advanced way of selecting desirable traits in organisms. Modern biotechnology has been able to directly modify...

Japan Lifts North East With $1.5m For Food Distribution, Agriculture

Japan has extended a grant of $1.5 million to support food distribution and provision of agricultural inputs to most vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host families in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.. Mr John Nwankwo, Senior Assistant/Advisor on General Affairs, Information and Culture of the...