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Abuja - On Friday October 15, 2021 the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar held a ministerial press conference in Abuja as part of the activities for celebrating the World Food Day (WFD) 2021.  During the event, Hon. Dr. Abubakar outlined the various efforts by the...

Abuja - The National Agricultural Show 2021 was held in Nasarawa state, as part of the celebrations to mark the World Food Day, state with the main theme being the recognition of smallholder farmers in sustaining food systems. The weeklong event was opened by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural...

Abuja - The FAO Representative, Fred Kafeero, on Thursday October 14 joined students at the Government Day Secondary and Junior Secondary Schools in Karu, Abuja today to harvest onions and tomatoes from their gardens as part of the activities to mark the 2021 World Food Day. Through the School Garden Project,...

Abuja - The Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement (TCP) aimed to promote drip irrigation systems in Nigeria. The signing was held on Wednesday October 13, 2021 between FMWR Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Didi Esther...

Abuja - On Monday October 11, FAO handed over ICT equipment to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria (FMARD) and Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) to facilitate to help smooth operations in the statistics units of the ministries and to also facilitate the effective coordination of data and...