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Abuja - Nigeria - The Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, has said that the dairy subsector has a huge potential of lifting millions of people out of poverty in...

Abuja - On May the 20, the Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Fred Kafeero held discussions with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Nigeria and to ECOWAS...

Maiduguri - Nigeria: A Tale of New Beginnings is a short compendium of success stories derived from the FAO Nigeria 2020 rainy season intervention in northeast Nigeria. It gives insight into how beneficiaries through this intervention/support have got back their livelihoods altered by the prolong conflict in the region. READ MORE...

Fishing has been the main source of livelihood for many communities in northeast Nigeria, especially in Borno State which borders Lake Chad. However, long-running armed conflict in the region has caused one of the worst humanitarian emergencies in the world. Fishing in Lake Chad has been banned on security grounds, depriving...

Abuja - The implementation of the new National Forest Policy is expected to enable a strategic course of actions that align with international best practices and global targets on forest resources restoration and sustainable management. The Federal Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, said this while officiating a high-level panel discussion...