Minister advocates Nigerian foods as unique tourism products

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has called for concerted efforts at improving the Nigerian food and cuisine production processes without compromising the ability of future generations to access quality food which is one of the cardinal principles of the present administration. This, according to him, is to reduce mass poverty and […]

We Are Committed To Making Ondo Among Food Baskets Of The Nation – Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has said the state can be among the food baskets in the country if its potentials are fully harnessed. Governor Akeredolu spoke on Thursday during the commissioning of 18 units of SEM-919 Motor Grader for the use of the 18 Local Government Councils in the State. The event […]

Global Food Trade Braces for Resilient Year, FAO’s Report Shows

As international food commodity prices are still very eager to remain high amid supply and demand uncertainties, global food trade is poised for a resilient year ahead. A new report by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) clearly indicates that. The report notes that trade flows continued to reach new highs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Global Food Prices Continue Skyward Race in May, FAO Reports

Global food prices are still busy racing to the moon in spite of lean pockets in economically troubled countries like Nigeria. Going by the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), food prices around the world rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, even as world cereal […]

Tigray: WFP Provides Emergency Food Assistance to 1 Million People, Needs $203 Million to Reach 5.2 Million Others 

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says since it started distributions in Northwestern and Southern zones of Tigray in March, it has provided emergency food assistance to one million people. In spite of that the UN agency is in need of $203 million to continue to scale up its response in Tigray to save lives […]

Tigray: Displaced Civilians Facing Serious Abuses, Food Insecurity

After months of conflict, displaced civilians are facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region,  At the moment, UN humanitarian agencies are also expressing deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against civilians.  In an alert, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it is aware of “gross violations”, including gender-based violence in the […]

Rising Food Prices in Nigeria Will Continue into 2022, Poultry Chief Warns

Skyrocketing food prices in Nigeria are currently bracing to outlive this 2021. This implies that unless the authorities take urgent steps to contain the situation, a greater majority of Nigerians will be facing acute hunger. National President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ezekiel Ibrahim, says the recurring cases of insecurity, poor farming activities, climate […]

Surging Acute Food Insecurity Hits CAR, 50% of Population Needs Urgent Help, FAO, WFP Say

Almost half of the population of Central African Republic are suffering from high and surging acute food insecurity as the country reels from the impacts of ongoing conflict and COVID-19, and braces for another harsh May-August lean season. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that the […]

Dutch Experience: How Cities Can Produce Their Own Food 

For those who know better, it is not about building a greenhouse. They say it’s about running it successfully in a long term. But, that is somewhat more complicated. This is exactly what Dutch horticultural suppliers have experienced in the past years. That is why they want to make Dutch expertise work in other countries […]

Wonder Pet Refrigerator that Stores, Serves Food 

Do you love pets and do you have any? Most likely, you know, that they are hungry almost all the time. Some say no matter how much you feed them, they’ will still come to you with little puppy eyes, literally in the case of dogs, pleading you for some treats! And most of the […]