Nigeria’s 11m-tonne cold storage gap exposes food supply weakness
…as stakeholders list challenges, proffer solutionsBy Cynthia AloNigeria has an estimated 11 million tonnes of perishable produce requiring cold storage, but less than 20,000 tonnes of long-term capacity, stakeholders have said.They blamed short-term financing for blocking investment needed to cut post-harvest losses.Speaking at the 10th Sustainability Table Series in Lagos, themed, ‘‘Feeding the Future: Resilient […]
World Food Day: CSO raises alarm over dangerous food chemicals Nigerians consume daily
As trans-fats related diseases kill 1, 300 Nigerians in 10 years By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, raised alarm over dangerous food chemicals Nigerians consume daily. The alarm was raised by the Executive Director, CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, who was represented by Director of Programmes, […]
World Food Day: Eholor calls for heavy investments in food production
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate 2020 World Food Day, WFD, the Chief Executive Officer of Izegbuwa Farms Limited, Chief Patrick Eholor, Friday, called on government and private sector to invest heavily in food production. Eholor stated this in a telephone chat with Saturday Vanguard, where he […]
Expert harps on equipping small-scale farmers on preservation of perishable food items
An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has reiterated the need to equip local small-scale farmers on food preservation technology in order to prevent waste. Olawale, a Development Communication expert at the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), said this is in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in […]
World Food Day: National food reserve to hit 219,900 mt by end of 2020 — Nanono
Laments devastation of flood on farms Calls for massive investment in food production By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, on Wednesday, disclosed that National Food Reserve will hit 219, 900 metric tonnes by end of 2020. Nanono made the disclosure at a press conference […]
CAPPA launches journalism fellowship on trans fats reporting
Practicing journalists in Nigeria with a knack for writing good reports have been encouraged to apply for the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, Trans Fat Free Nigeria Journalism Fellowship.
