Tag: Food Security
Laos prioritizes food security, agricultural modernization
Vientiane, March 2, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for accelerated efforts to strengthen food security, modernize agricultural production, and improve...
ACReSAL supports 2,000 Gombe farmers with climate-resilient seeds
Gombe, Feb. 17, 2026 (NAN) No fewer than 2071 farmers in Gombe State, have benefited from the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in...
FG distributes input to farmers to boost food production in Kwara
Ilorin, Jan. 29, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has distributed inputs to farmers to boost food production and address...
Stakeholder advocate cassava industrialisation for food security, development on continent
Abuja, Sept. 17, 2025 (NAN) Dr Henry Emejuo, Director-General of the Pan African Alliance of Small and Medium Industries (PAOSMI), says cassava can be...
NICOCUSA unveils food service platform, naijasoup.com
Owerri, Aug. 25, 2025 (NAN) The Nigerian Chamber of Commerce-USA (NICOCUSA) has officially unveiled a food service platform known as naijasoup.com,
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Food security: Yabatech secures €117,000 for integrated aquaponics system
Lagos, Aug. 25, 2025 (NAN) The Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has secured €117,000 (about N200 million) grant from the European Union to advance...
Food Security: Nwoko seeks establishment, management of ranches
Abuja, Aug. 18, 2025 (NAN) Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has called for the establishment, development and management of ranches across all 774 local government...
Food security: Nigeria deploys AI, other technologies to monitor production –...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), July 28, 2025 (NAN) Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies to monitor food...
Nigeria, Belgium strengthens ties on food security
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium would strengthen economic ties...
Secure farmers, farmlands to enhance food security, Group urges FG
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on the Federal Government to secure farmlands to prevent farmers from being abducted...
Borno inaugurates livestock improvement Ranch settlement
The Borno government on Saturday inaugurated the Ngarannam livestock estate, built in collaboration with the Federal Government to boost food and nutrition security.
The first livestock improvement estate was...
Food security: TEKAN urges FG to tackle incessant attacks on farmers
The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, popularly known as Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi A Nijeriya (TEKAN), has called on the Federal Government to...
Food security will ensure sustainable national development — Expert
Dr. Michael David, Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), says addressing food insecurity will ensure sustainable national development.
David stated...
Food security: FG to support farmers to mitigate agricultural risks
The Federal Government has taken steps to incorporate Agricultural Insurance into its National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro- Pocket (NAGS-AP) programme, to mitigate agricultural risks...
Food Security: FG inaugurates Agric empowerment for IDPs
The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated the Renewed Hope Agriculture Empowerment Project for Internally Displaced Persons (REHAEPI).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, the...
Food Security : Ex-minister urges FG to partner local communities
Alhaji Adamu Bello, the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has called on the Federal Government to partner with local communities to tackle...
Food Security: Shettima in Yobe to launch agriculture empowerment programme
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday arrived at Damaturu, Yobe capital to launch an agriculture empowerment programme aimed at enhancing food security in the state...
