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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with relevant stakeholders is embarking on a project to identify strategies for curtailing any threats to the sustainable long term growth of the livestock sector in Africa.  Tagged ‘Africa Sustainable Livestock (ASL 2050)’, the project aims at meeting the food and...

Maiduguri, Nigeria—As part of efforts to control deforestation and enhance food and nutrition security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has trained 100 local producers/fabricators on energy-efficient stove, called ‘Dadin Kowa’, to provide easy access to affordable and sufficient energy for cooking and curb the relentless...

Abuja - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a training for partners in North East Nigeria to make available energy efficient technologies for local communities. The Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Working Group for North East Nigeria (SAFE WG) meets regularly to qualify and quantify the poor access to clean...

Abuja—A special awareness creation program to alert livestock farmers and pastoralists in Nigeria on the likely reemergence of Rinderpest, and what to do when signs of the devastating animal disease or other Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) are noticed on their livestock, has begun airing on radio stations across the country.   The...

Abuja—As part of the efforts to ensure sustainable food and nutrition security in Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) trained extension workers on the management and control of the Fall Armyworm (FAW).  The crop-eating moth, which have devastated maize crop in over 40 countries...