Nearly 50 000 households benefit from SAFE kits in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states of N. East Nigeria
30/03/2023
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...
Nigeria's Food Future: A Call to Action for Sustainable and Inclusive food system transformation
08/03/2023
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...
FAO, UNIDO partner with Lagos State for coconut value chain development
21/02/2023
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...
25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
16/01/2023
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...
ISAVET graduates to enhance animal disease reporting with upgraded skills in veterinary epidemiology.
30/12/2022
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...
Norway provides more support to FAO to help over 300 000 of the most vulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba states
02/12/2022
At least 45% conflict-affected women beneficiaries to receive agricultural inputs and animals for restoring livelihoods and enhance resilience
Abuja – The Government of the Royal Kingdom of Norway has renewed...
FAO to support Nigeria in repurposing food and agricultural policies to accelerate inclusive agricultural transformation
28/11/2022
Federal Government of Nigeria and FAO agree to develop tools for monitoring public spending in agriculture and effects of public policies on prices for farmers and producers
Abuja – The Food...
Innovative fish and vegetable production boosts livelihoods for conflict-affected families in Nigeria’s Borno State
30/09/2022
Maiduguri – Senior officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have visited agricultural projects in Borno State, in north-east Nigeria, that have transformed the lives...
FAO and Japan collaborate to fight food security and nutrition in northeast Nigeria
26/09/2022
ABUJA - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the Government of Japan, has expanded its response to revitalise the worsening Food insecurity and...
FAO takes awareness on food standards and codes of practice to grassroots
02/08/2022
Abuja - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria is rolling out regional awareness and sensitization workshops on the...
FAO hosts FMARD in biannual partners’ meeting at the UN House
29/06/2022
Abuja - Development partnership is better structured when parties involve regularly meet to review their works and efforts with a view to appraise successes, address challenges and share perspectives for the...
ECHO’s Regional Food Security Expert visits FAO and WFP projects in Bama, Borno
28/06/2022
Maiduguri - On June 28, 2022 the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Regional Food Security Expert for Central and West Africa, Charlotte Fontaine, visited some of the projects...
10-year plan to support Nigeria to increase catfish production by 20 percent
28/06/2022
Lagos - Nigeria’s huge catfish sector can improve production and offer better jobs without additional burden on the environment, according to a ten-year development plan presented today to some 50 stakeholders...
Nigeria – FAO piloting drip irrigation farming system in Hadejia - Ja’amare River Basin Kano
27/06/2022
Abuja - As part of efforts to ensure sustainable food production through developed and efficient irrigation systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry...
NIHORT appreciates FAO’s support in realizing its mission, vision
30/05/2022
Abuja - The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has commended the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for supporting its work with the aim of improving food...
US$351m urgently needed for food security & nutrition in northeast Nigeria
11/04/2022
Abuja - Nigeria- US$351 million is urgently needed by the UN and partners to intervene and save lives in North-East Nigeria as underlined by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office...
Stakeholders call for strict enforcement of guidelines to control misuse of antimicrobials
07/04/2022
Abuja - Veterinary stakeholders from across Nigeria have called for strict enforcement of national guidelines for the control of antimicrobials (AMR) use in both livestock and farming sectors in order...
Eni, in collaboration with NNPC, and FAO commission 11 solar-powered water schemes in northeast Nigeria
23/03/2022
Abuja (Nigeria) - Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiaries Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) and Agip Energy & Natural Resources (AENR), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have commissioned...
Sharing the benefits of local catfish production in Nigeria
22/03/2022
Abuja – Nigeria’s huge catfish sector provides an income and healthy food to millions of people, according to an assessment presented today to over 80 stakeholders and experts, who discussed ways...
15 countries of West Africa and the Sahel meet in Abuja to deliberate on the status of agrifood systems
14/03/2022
Abuja - Nigeria - Fifteen countries from West Africa and Sahel sub-region are being hosted by the Federal Government of Nigeria at the 13th Multidisciplinary Team Meeting (MDT13) of the Food...