The quadruple body – the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as well as the UN Women, have launched US$5 million project to encourage Tanzanian women in agriculture. The five-year programme tagged: “Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment […]
ICYMI: Nigerians Don’t Need Medicines, If They Eat Right — NAFDAC
Just in case you missed it and in the spirit of the 2022 World Food Day coming up on October 16, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, had urged Nigerians to always ensure that only safe and wholesome foods were consumed to boost the immunity and […]
2022: Lagos Concludes Plan To Mark World Food Day
The Lagos State government, has announced the celebration of the World Food Day 2022 with a week-long activities, lined up for the cantata. Some of the activities lined up to celebrate this year’s World Food Day in Lagos State are: a Road Walk and Sensitization, Farmers’ Interactive Forum and School Agric Competition for Students. Others […]
US Contributes US$83m To Curb Hunger In Africa, FAO Says
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received a US$83 million contribution from the United States of America, designed to bolster the agency’s emergency and resilience programmes across Africa. The beneficiaries countries include, Ethiopia, Sudan, Burkina Faso, the Sahel, the West Africa region as well as Afghanistan, Haiti and the Dominican […]
FAO To Distribute Imputs To 296,800 Northern Farmers
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations said it is targeting to reach 296,800 vulnerable individuals in parts of northern Nigeria with agricultural seeds and fertilizers for the 2022 rainy-season farming. It said the inputs will help households mitigate the escalating food insecurity while contributing to build the resilience of communities. With […]
United Nations Allocates $15M To Address Food Insecurity In Africa
The United Nations has earmarked 15 million dollars for Africa and the Middle East in order to wrestle the spillover effects of the lingering Russia-Ukraine war, threatening to push millions closer to the famine threshold. “The war began on Feb. 24 and disrupted food and energy markets, causing food and fuel prices to soar,’’ Martin […]
FG Urged To Declare State Of Emergency On Agriculture
Stakeholders have called on the federal government of Nigeria to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s agricultural sector to save the country’s economy from experiencing more hunger and hardship. They pointed out that the decision was informed by the exponential food crisis and the alarming prices of food items in markets nationwide which […]
African Food Policy: Gates Foundation Presents $11M To FAO
In line with helping countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop more efficient food policies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $11 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Reportedly, FAO’s Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies program (MAFAP), which has long been funded by the Gates Foundation was aimed at reducing food […]