Food Security

SYNGENTA, WACOT PARTNER TO BOOST NIGERIA’S FOOD SECURITY

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine April 21, 2021 59 0

Leading food and agro-processing company in West Africa, WACOT Limited, and leading global agritech company Syngenta Crop Protection are partnering for impact to further boost Nigeria’s food security and ensure sustainable development of the agriculture sector. This will see Syngenta Crop Continue Reading

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7 PRINCIPLES FOR IMPROVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 17, 2021 144 0

Smallholder farmers are the foundation of the global agriculture and food sector. It’s estimated that they produce around 30% of total crop production, making them critical to global food security. Olam relies on around 5 million smallholders for crops like cashew, cocoa, coffee, cotton and rice. Their ability to produce high yields of good quality […]Continue Reading

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FAO DG OUTLINES ‘FOUR BETTERS’ APPROACH IN TRANSFORMING AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 8, 2021 47 0

FAO director-general Qu Dongyu recently delivered the keynote lecture at Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, saying a holistic redesign of the world’s agri-food systems can make outsized contributions to achieving global pledges, such as ending hunger by 2030. “Agri-food systems are the world’s largest economic system, measured in terms of Continue Reading

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GFSI RANKS SA FIRST IN FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 8, 2021 47 0

South Africa has been ranked the highest in food security out of 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This according to the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report, despite an overall decline in food security. The Global Food Security Index, sponsored by Corteva and produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), measures the drivers […]Continue Reading

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NSPRI INTRODUCES HERMETIC STEEL SILOS FOR FOOD STORAGE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 17, 2020 117 0

Hermetic metal silos help farmers save 25 per cent grain losses without use of chemicals In a bid to reduce postharvest losses and improve the quality of food across the country, the Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has commenced the use of hermetic steel drums for the storage of dried durable products. The agency, […]Continue Reading

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PRICES OF MAJOR FOODSTUFFS IN SOUTH-WEST MARKETS INCREASE BY 100 PERCENT

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 17, 2020 67 0

Prices of some major foodstuffs have gone up by 100 per cent in South – West markets, with stakeholders expressing concern over the relentless increment, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria has shown. Stakeholders in the zone have also called on government to urgently address the situation before things get out of hand. […]Continue Reading

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FAO LAUNCHES FOOD COALITION TO LIFT FOOD ACCESS, SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 11, 2020 56 0

The need for concerted action to prevent the COVID-19 international health emergency from triggering a catastrophic world food crisis received a welcome new tool today as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations formally launched the Food Coalition. A “network of networks”, the Food Coalition is a voluntary multi-stakeholder and Continue Reading

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FOOD INFLATION IN NIGERIA HITS 16% IN AUGUST

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 22, 2020 74 0

Food inflation in Nigeria rose in August to 16.0 per cent, compared with 15.48 per cent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report on Tuesday. Headline inflation, which includes the prices of food and other goods and services, grew to 13.22 per cent in the same month from 12.82 per cent […]Continue Reading

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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SUPPLYING FRESH VEGGIES TO KENYAN SCHOOLS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine August 26, 2020 151 0

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has piloted a project in three schools in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, providing 11,000 pounds or 5.5 tonnes of green beans, peas and broccoli The project has helped to provide lunch 2,200 children over 75 school days. (Image source: The Open University/Flickr) These vegetables are typically dumped as they […]Continue Reading

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ECOWAS MOVES TO RESCUE 7M NIGERIANS FROM FOOD CRISIS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine August 26, 2020 114 0

Determined to alleviate poverty among member states, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission has donated 3,999 tonnes of grains to the Federal Government with commitment to salvage over 7 million people currently facing food crisis in the country. Already, the commission has set up harmonised framework on Identifying Risk Areas and estimated […]Continue Reading