FAO
6 Feb
Borno State Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
16 Jan
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari, has stressed that Nigeria will continue to strengthen its institutional and technical capacity to respond to the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. Kambari made the assertion at a workshop organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Global Environment Facility-funded projects in…
3 Jan
World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, mainly due to falls in cereals and sugar, the FAO said on Friday. Last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's price index for cereals dropped 13.3 compared to 2023 and its sugar price index fell 13.2 percent. The…
16 Dec
As the issue of land degredation impacts over two billion hectares of land globally, the implementation of regenerative agriculture principles in the cultivation of crops, is the biggest investment that farmers could make to ensure soil health.
29 Nov
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with Borno State Government, has launched the 2024/2025 dry season farming in the Northeast.
9 Nov
A significant shortfall in trained farm auditors, inspectors, and assessors in West Africa, has created a critical gap limiting the region’s ability to ensure food safety, quality control, and sustainable agricultural practices.
8 Nov
Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, reached 127.4 points last month, a…
1 Nov
The Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said about 33.1million people in 26 states and the FCT are projected to be in a food crisis phase or worse during the lean season of June and August 2025. The report by the FAO in partnership with the…
26 Oct
Participants at the just concluded World Food Forum (WFF), have identified youth, science, innovation and targeted investments as essential drivers for transforming global agrifood systems.
4 Oct
Global food prices rose in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, with sugar prices surging as dry weather and fires damaged Brazilian sugarcane crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. The FAO Food Price Index reached 124.4 points in September, a three-percent increase from August. But it remained 22.4 percent below the…
2 Oct
The Federal Government, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are partnering to transform West and Central Africa’s wheat sector. READ ALSO:FG inaugurates inter-ministerial committee on dams evaluation Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), stated this at the second regional Wheat…
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