By Cecilia Ologunagba UN World Food Programme (WFP) says 41 million people around the world are…
Year: 2021
Fighting hidden hunger in Zimbabwe
By Patrice Talla, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa 19 May 2021, Harare – Vitamin A…
Tools and training with ‘mobile money’ help restore livelihoods in Somalia
By Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia For decades people in Somalia have been vulnerable to…
Rebuilding livelihoods through aquaculture in conflict-affected northeast Nigeria
By Fred Kafeero, FAO Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
Africa: Crop storage and cold-chain solutions in Africa hold significant business potential
Several entrepreneurs and investors have identified the storage and preservation of agricultural produce in Africa as…
227 pregnant cows arrive Ekiti to boost dairy farm
By Ariwodola Idowu Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has said the state-owned Ikun Dairy Farm in…
Enshrining school meals into law in Cabo Verde
By Ana Laura Touza, FAO Representative in Cabo Verde 20 April 2021, Praia – The small…
53,000 poultry birds lost to avian flu in Niger – Official
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 53,000 poultry birds have been lost to avian flu otherwise…
A paradigm shift in Farmer Field Schools methodology in Eastern Africa
By David Phiri, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa Farmer Field Schools (FFS), or ‘schools without…
African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan’s government ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
The Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development project aims to enhance agricultural productivity and boost…