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The facility will ensure that farmers in the most vulnerable countries have timely access to inputs, information, markets and liquidity.

Prices of food items differ from state to state with Bayelsa recording the highest prices for rice, garri, fish (tilapia...

The contribution by agriculture is higher than those recorded in the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 respectively.

The FAO said some 820 million people around the world are experiencing chronic hunger – not eating enough caloric energy,...

IITA says innovation marks a major milestone in efforts to accurately characterise whiteflies, the vectors of major diseases that have...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, QU Dongyu, warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time.

Over 420 million hectares of forest have been lost through conversions to other land uses since 1990.

The farmers say the response to the pandemic has affected everybody because all activities have slowed down

Tuta Absoluta, also known as Tomato Leafminer or Tomato Ebola, was first recorded in Nigeria in 2015 but has reappeared...

Mr Adesina denies wrongdoing and the Bank's ethics committee sides with him.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has restricted food importation.

The committee will recommend an immediate actionable model of training of 75 ,000 extension workers in 2020.

On average, only 3 per cent of smallholder farmers have access to credit.

Some 7.9 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020, but WFP warns that the coronavirus...

Tuta absoluta is one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops.

"You have to understand that this country in terms of agricultural mechanization is at the lowest level," he said.

The official said the council will be working with others to implement "an array of actions to keep the sector...

The experts speak on the link between environmental degradation, deforestation and disease outbreaks.

The report says major producing countries suffered logistical bottlenecks and a steep fall in demand.

At the peak of the lockdown, one poultry farmer operated at a loss of N87,400 a day.

Mr Hassan is a seasoned banker with over two decades of experience in the banking industry

Poultry farmers say the lockdown and the decline in the purchasing power of Nigerians eroded sales of poultry products such...

The food shortages are coming with COVID-19 restrictions as a new factor adding to people’s vulnerability.

The organisation shared its recommendations in a video published on its official Twitter handle Friday.

Mr Nanono said the team will facilitate the unhindered movement of agricultural goods across the nation.