‘The Feed the Future’, a U.S. government global hunger and food security initiative, has earmarked 12.5 million dollars for food security in Nigeria. Dr George Mavrotas, Head of IFPRI Nigeria office, said this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Mavrotas, who is also the Chief of the Project, The Feed the Future […]
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has allayed fears over an impending threat of food insufficiency in Nigeria. Speaking at a Capacity Building Training for ECOWAS member states, organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation to teach stakeholders control and management of armyworm outbreak in West Africa, Ogbeh said despite the […]
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The Nigerian Government has begun the implementation of the agricultural programmes in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates assisted food sufficiency programme. According to ChannelsTV, Farmers in Benue, Kogi and Kaduna states will be trained to develop value chains, food processing and marketing. A delegation from the Gates Foundation were in Makurdi, the Benue […]
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