Food Security
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Agriculture
RiceAfrika founder/CEO meets Somaliland VP, discusses food security
The Founder/CEO of RiceAfrika, Ibrahim Maigari Ahmadu, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit on H.E. Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail, the Vice…
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Agriculture
Shettima, US envoy meet over food security
Mechanization, quality seeds, fertilization, others top agenda Vice President Kashim Shettima has sought the assistance of the United States government…
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Agriculture
FG plans food security summit to boost production
The federal government will hold a national agriculture and food security summit in November to enhance food security in the…
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Agriculture
Why food security is critical to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda — Info minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has highlighted food security as a crucial component of President…
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News
Africa bears heaviest burden of global food insecurity – Speaker Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has decried that the burden of food insecurity…
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News
US commits additional $55m in emergency funds to Nigeria’s food security
The U.S. will invest an additional $55 million in food security relief for Nigerians as part of President Biden’s recent…
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Agriculture
AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency food production facility for 20 million farmers on the…
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News
$351m ‘urgently needed’ for food security and nutrition in North East Nigeria
US$351 million is urgently needed by the UN and partners to intervene and save lives in North-East Nigeria as underlined…
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News
At UN summit, Buhari restates commitment to national food security
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in New York reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to attaining national food security. The…
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Agriculture
Nigeria’s food system weak, vulnerable to shocks — Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, has described the country’s food system as weak and…
