Food Security

NigerianfarmingMarch 8, 2021
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GFSI RANKS SA FIRST IN FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

South Africa has been ranked the highest in food security out of 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This according…
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NigerianfarmingNovember 17, 2020
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NSPRI INTRODUCES HERMETIC STEEL SILOS FOR FOOD STORAGE

Hermetic metal silos help farmers save 25 per cent grain losses without use of chemicals In a bid to reduce…
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NigerianfarmingNovember 17, 2020
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PRICES OF MAJOR FOODSTUFFS IN SOUTH-WEST MARKETS INCREASE BY 100 PERCENT

Prices of some major foodstuffs have gone up by 100 per cent in South – West markets, with stakeholders expressing…
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NigerianfarmingNovember 11, 2020
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FAO LAUNCHES FOOD COALITION TO LIFT FOOD ACCESS, SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS

The need for concerted action to prevent the COVID-19 international health emergency from triggering a catastrophic world food crisis received…
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NigerianfarmingSeptember 22, 2020
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FOOD INFLATION IN NIGERIA HITS 16% IN AUGUST

Food inflation in Nigeria rose in August to 16.0 per cent, compared with 15.48 per cent in July, the National…
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NigerianfarmingAugust 26, 2020
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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SUPPLYING FRESH VEGGIES TO KENYAN SCHOOLS

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has piloted a project in three schools in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, providing 11,000…
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NigerianfarmingAugust 26, 2020
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ECOWAS MOVES TO RESCUE 7M NIGERIANS FROM FOOD CRISIS

Determined to alleviate poverty among member states, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission has donated 3,999 tonnes…
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NigerianfarmingJuly 27, 2020
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‘NIGERIA, 26 OTHERS HEAD FOR FOOD CRISES’

A new analysis by the United Nation’s (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have identified…
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NigerianfarmingApril 13, 2020
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‘FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASN’T RELEASED SILOS TO OPERATORS ONE YEAR AFTER PAYMENT’

Indications have emerged that the Federal Government has not released the 20 strategic national grain reserves that were leased to…
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NigerianfarmingMarch 20, 2020
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KADUNA, AGRA REVIEW AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT POLICY TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY

Kaduna State Government says it is reviewing its Agriculture Development Policy to scale up stakeholders’ participation in production, processing and…
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