Maiduguri – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the 2024...
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Abuja - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new 5-year strategic programming cycle, to assist the Government of Nigeria (GoN) develop the agriculture sector and ensure efficient management of the country’s natural resources.
The Country Programming Framework for Nigeria (CPF) 2018-2022, outlines five priority...
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To enhance extension service delivery in the northeast while boosting the promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a technical knowledge share fair in Maiduguri on 6 to 8 May, 2019. FAO invited agriculture sector experts across...
FAO’s Fresh food distributions boost market access for dry season farmers in northeast Nigeria
03 May 2019
03 May 2019
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Fatima Mohammed, 25, fled from Rann more than three months ago when insurgents attacked her village of Kalabargi. Bussed by the military to Maiduguri, they settled in Gubio Camp, just on the outskirts of the city. Since nearly the start of the year, Fatima has lived in a small tent...
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Seven of Abu Abbajiddi’s sixteen cattle have died in the last thirteen months. For the 51 year old father of eight from Gongulong community of Jere, Borno state, each of the dead cattle was estimated to have been worth an average of N100 000 ($275). “Last year was one of...
FAO Promotes fish farming in northeast Nigeria with support from the European Union Trust Fund
02 April 2019
02 April 2019
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Maiduguri - The armed insurgency in the northeast has resulted in the disruption of fishing livelihoods, an important source of food and income, especially for households dependent on the Lake Chad, a large and shallow lake spanning Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria’s Borno State. The crisis has resulted in decreased access...