Maiduguri – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the 2024...
Government - FAO to promote Integrated Landscape Management and Sustainable Food Systems in the Niger Delta
08 September 2020
08 September 2020
Abuja, Nigeria. An inaugural meeting opened in Abuja, to sensitize stakeholders on emergent issues relating to the planned implementation of the project to restore climate impacted landscapes and promote the production of some agriculture produce in the Niger Delta.
The two-day event organised by the government of Nigeria in collaboration with...
Abuja Nigeria - The new Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Representative to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Fred Kafeero has presented his letters of credence to the Government of Nigeria.
Mr. Kafeero, a national of Uganda was until his arrival...
Maiduguri - Nigeria- In Borno state, North East Nigeria, the current COVID-19 pandemic is not just a crisis, it is a crisis within a crisis. The state was already undergoing a staggered recovery on account of to a decade-long insurgency that has resulted in food shortages, imperiled livelihoods and exacerbated poverty....
Maiduguri, Borno state - The lean season, usually between June and August each year, is a period when conflict-affected households in northeast Nigeria are most at risk of food shortages. But a European Union-funded initiative jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World...
In Borno, aquaculture opens up new market opportunities for conflict-affected fisher-folks
21 February 2020
21 February 2020
Maiduguri - The journey from Maiduguri to Gombe lasts at least six hours, if the vehicle is in its best condition. With most commercial vehicles rarely in the best shape, Nasiru Ibrahim travels longer than that to restock his fish business. After the conflict in northeast Nigeria disrupted a flourishing...