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Lokoja – Nigeria- As part of efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the Food Security and Nutrition Strategy of the Agriculture Promotion Policy of Nigeria in all 36-States of the country, agriculture extension workers need capacity to ease the process. The government of Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...

During a three-day formulation exercise, national and international partners developed long-term scenarios for the future of the cattle dairy and poultry industry in Nigeria to support evidence-based strategies for sustainable long-term development. Abuja - Nigeria - Over the last 50 years, global food demand approximately tripled, according to FAOSTAT, due to...

Maiduguri, Nigeria - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Borno State Ministry of Environment are offering more sustainable cooking and lighting solutions to resource-poor households in the Ngala Local Government Area. On 22 November, 2018, FAO  began the distribution of lightweight fuel-efficient stoves and...

Abuja (Nigeria), 15 November 2018 – Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiary Agip Energy and Natural Resources (AENR) and its partner Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have commissioned today a model solar powered borehole for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)...

For many smallholder farmers in northeast Nigeria, food production typically halts or slows during the dry season ranging October to April. To spur cultivation  during this critical period - ensuring food availability beyond the rainy season harvests and into the lean season - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting about...