Climate change threatens Nigeria’s food systems as farmers count losses
….experts call for urgent, sustainable measures to mitigate impacts By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Nigeria’s food system is facing growing threats from climate change as erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, flooding, rising temperatures, pests and diseases disrupt farming activities, slash yields and leave farmers counting losses running into billions of Naira. The situation, according to […]
IFAD’s report decries $10bn as annual fund for smallholder farmers
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Thursday, decried in its new report $10 billion as annual fund for smallholder farmers from the half a trillion US dollars for the first time in 2017 and 2018. According to the report by released by IFAD and Climate Policy Initiative, CPI, only […]
AFD assists IFAD with €300m loan to help rural farmers tackle climate change, hunger
As 100 million people threatened with poverty by 2030 By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A French development agency, Agence Française de Développement, AFD, Thursday, assisted the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, with €300 million loans to help small scale farmers tackle climate change and huger. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by […]
Post-harvest Losses: NSPRI gives hope to farmers, unveils hermetic steel drums
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute, NSPRI, Thursday, gave hope to farmers and investors across various value chains in the agricultural sector by unveiling hermetic steel drums to drastically reduce post-harvest losses. This was made known by the Executive Director, NSPRI, Dr Patricia Pessu, at the Pacegate Limited and NSPRI […]
Housewives advocate security, mechanised farming to reduce cost of food
Housewives in Lagos State, on Wednesday, called for improvement in irrigation farming to reduce the price of food items in the country. The housewives, who spoke with newsmen, said that the high cost of food items had inflicted untold hardship on most households.
Post COVID-19: Develop policies for economic recovery around agriculture, FG tells States
Says Zero-Oil Economy Plan Would Facilitate Agro-Export Value Chain By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo The federal government has advised all states across the federation to use agriculture as leverage for the revival of the nation’s economy post-COVID-19. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Ikanade Agba spoke Wednesday, at a Community of […]
