300,000 Metric Tons of Maize to Flood Market Soon to Save Jobs in Poultry Sector

In February, not less than 300,000 metric tons of maize will be released into the Nigerian market by strategic anchors under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). This good news is coming as the Western Nigeria’s wing of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) is calling on the government to intervene in […]

Experts Discuss Sustainable Solutions To Challenges Of Food Security, Trade In Nigeria, Africa

Notable professionals in the agricultural sector have discussed sustainable solutions to the challenges of food security and trade in Nigeria and Africa. They did so at a virtual workshop on Agriculture and Agribusiness organised by the National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA was created to expand intra-African trade and […]

Cassava Diseases Hit Rwanda, Threaten Food Security, Farmers Income

Cassava diseases are seriously affecting cassava productivity in Rwanda, and threatening the income and food security in the country. Rwandan farmers lack improved cassava varieties resistant to the main cassava diseases; Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD). Deputy Director General of Agriculture, Research and Technology Transfer at the Rwanda Agriculture and […]

Tanzania: Researchers Exhibit High-yielding Banana Hybrids to Boost Food Security

In Tanzania, the East Africa Highland cooking banana, matooke, is a hugely popular food. With the impending release of the first-ever high-yielding hybrids of matooke on the horizon, researchers took the opportunity to exhibit them at this year’s annual agricultural show Nane Nane in the country. The new hybrids created much excitement among the attending […]

Mercy Corps: Why We’re Working With Govts, Informal Governance Institutions

Mercy Corps, a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper has explained why it’s working with governments and informal governance institutions. According to the group, it is working with them on all levels in a bid to better […]

Agriculture And Nation Building

For a country to be ideally independent, such a country has to be self-sufficient. When a country has difficulty in producing what it consumes, then there is an imbalance of trade and that will affect the per-capital income of the country. If a country cannot achieve self-sufficiency in technology, resources, or other sectors due to […]

Africa: COVID-19 Crisis Revives Food Security Debate, IITA Expert Favours Increased Domestic Production

The long-standing debate on the pathway to achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa is currently being revived following the effect of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic on food security. Before the virus outbreak, there have been two divergent thoughts on how to accomplish this, with one side calling for Africa to become food self-sufficient and the […]

In Uganda, Stakeholders Are Exploring New Alliances For Food Security

Participants in a study conducted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CSR), supported by Sustainable Food Lab (SFL) have agreed to the need to explore new alliances for food security. The Sustainable Food Lab was, however, launched in 2004 as a non-profit organisation to create a sustainable food system […]

COVID-19: Safe modern biotechnology will ensure food security – NBMA DG  

The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency, (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the issue of the adoption of safe modern Biotechnology products to ensure food security and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic is key to the development of the country. The Director-General said this during a round table webinar […]

We’re Working with African Countries to Ensure Food Security- IITA

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it will continue to work with governments in sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate food security in the continent. The assurance is coming as the global food systems are facing a major challenge with the outbreak of COVID-19. It has, therefore, become imperative for countries to achieve a measure […]