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Maiduguri - As part of efforts to enhance the protection of women and girls as well as the environment, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the distribution of Fuel-Efficient Stoves (FES) and briquettes in Borno Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states of northeast Nigeria. The intervention...

Abuja/Nigeria With a population estimated to hit 400 million by 2050, large food deficits remain a cardinal challenge to the food system, yet Nigeria has the potential to feed its growing population into the coming decades. This food self sufficiency can be attained, not only through production technologies but also...

Lagos – In a bid to ensure the sustainable development of the coconut value chain the Lagos state government has appealed to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to assist the state seek sustainable financing and strengthen relevant...

Abuja - Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre Harmonisé, a Government led and UN supported food and nutrition analysis carried out twice a year. This is a projected...

Abuja - As part of stakeholder commitment to check the threat of emerging and re-emerging Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) to animals, humans and the environment in Nigeria, Cohort 3 graduates of the In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) have pledged to deploy knowledge acquired and updated skills in veterinary epidemiology to...