Abuja - As part of efforts to strengthen the sustainable growth of the agricultural sector in Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a stakeholder...

Yola, Adamawa State - In the newly built Labondo reintegration settlement camp, in Girei local government area, Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria, hope was scarce and hunger prevalent, until an innovative solution...

Vom, Nigeria – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) has strengthened laboratory capacities for diagnosing small ruminants’...

Abuja - “Two years ago, I planted two bags of rice seed, but the floods washed away the entire field, I could not even get seeds to plant during the...

Abuja - In 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about 26.5 million people grappling with high levels of food insecurity, as disclosed by the Government of Nigeria and its partners...

Abuja – Preventive health care has been identified as one of the major gaps in the animal health sector ecosystem. The immediate strategy to ameliorate the situation is to improve...

Abuja - The FAO representative ad interim (a.i.) in Nigeria and to ECOWAS Mr. Koffy Dominique Kouacou paid a courtesy call to the Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator...

Abuja:  The government of Lagos state has committed USD4.322 million to upgrade the coconut value chain, with a view to contribute to the enhancement of the state’s economy and has signed...

1 August 2023 - Abuja- A new Country Representative has been appointed for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in Nigeria following the retirement of...

Abuja - As anxiety over the emergence of anthrax outbreak in Nigeria heightens, following the report of two recently confirmed cases in Lagos State, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Abuja - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has trained farmers, extension workers, researchers, and irrigation technicians in drip irrigation, to boost food production, towards addressing the...

In a bid to enhance food security and nutrition diversity in Nigeria, the Federal Government, in collaboration with  the United Nations (UN) and other partners have come together to promote...

As part of efforts to ensure sustainable beef production for the expanding population in the state, the Lagos state government, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

EU and BMZ-funded initiative FISH4ACP strategy for more resilient, efficient and environmentally friendly catfish production in Nigeria 8 June 2023, Abuja – A new plan to reinforce Nigeria’s catfish value chain...

Abuja - On Thursday 18 May 2023, the new Country Team Lead (CTL) of the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (FAO-ECTAD) Dr Otto Vianney Muhinda led other colleagues on...

Abuja - On 15 May, the Food and Agriculture Organization's Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (FAO ECTAD) was honoured with a prestigious award by the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association...

Abuja - The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have formally signed a 5-year Country Programming Framework (CPF), to enhance the existing...

Abuja - In a bid to mitigate the continuous spill over of diseases from the wild and the spread of the monkey pox (mpox) disease in Nigeria, field veterinarians have been...

Maiduguri - With a broad smile on her face, Maimuna Mashalele, a 35-year-old mother of eight (8) said of the newfound income generation option from one of the many value chains...

Maiduguri - The more than a decade humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in Northeast has left nearly 2.0 million persons displaced. The situation remains critical, as many...