Maiduguri, Nigeria - In a bid to safeguard livestock production among vulnerable pastoralists in northeast Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported the establishment of...

Abuja, Nigeria - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Fred Kafeero, presented his...

Abuja-Nigeria - The Government of Nigeria has expressed its interest to join the Hand-in-Hand initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which aims to accelerate...

Abuja, Nigeria. An inaugural meeting opened in Abuja, to sensitize stakeholders on emergent issues relating to the planned implementation of the project to restore climate impacted landscapes and promote the...

Abuja  Nigeria - The new Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Representative to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Fred Kafeero...

Maiduguri - Nigeria- In Borno state, North East Nigeria, the current COVID-19 pandemic is not just a crisis, it is a crisis within a crisis. The state was already undergoing a...

Maiduguri, Borno state - The lean season, usually between June and August each year, is a period when conflict-affected households in northeast Nigeria are most at risk of food shortages....

Maiduguri - The journey from Maiduguri to Gombe lasts at least six hours, if the vehicle is in its best condition. With most commercial vehicles rarely in the best shape,...

Abuja- As part of efforts to improve access to nutritious food and revive livelihood of Cameroonian Refugees and their host communities in Nigeria, 1 000 Households in seven (7) local...

 In light of recent food security analyses that indicate a growing number of people at risk of food insecurity in northeast Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

Abuja, Nigeria - For effective rural poverty eradication, initiatives to empower communities with capacities to utilize available resources for economic advancement and sustainable livelihoods, needs to be harnessed. This is...

Abuja- To stem the concerns around the rising abuse of antibiotics and the after effect on plants, animals and the environment in Nigeria, a strategy to ensure responsible use and...

Abuja - The armed insurgency in northeast Nigeria continues to have devastating impacts on food and nutrition status of people in the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. In the...

  Key facts Rice consumption in Nigeria peaked at around seven million tonnes in 2018, keeping the West African country as Africa’s largest consumer. The Jere Bowl in Borno, comprising 22 000 hectares...

Kaduna - Agriculture has remained the highest employer in Nigeria, with more than one-third of the country’s over 200 million people engaged in the sector. The majority of Nigeria’s agricultural...

Yobe-Damaturu - For agriculture to become more sustainable and productive in Africa, governments at all levels must be at the center of agriculture programmes. These were the words of FAO...

Abuja -Smallholders mostly suffer the hazard of post-harvest losses, due largely to the lack of capacity to add value to their produce and modern farming equipment to ease the process....

In Borno, conflict-affected youth are being supported for employment and income generation through an agriculture support programme funded by the European Union Trust Fund (EUTF). As part of the programme,...

Abuja - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new 5-year strategic programming cycle, to assist the Government of Nigeria (GoN) develop the agriculture...

To enhance extension service delivery in the northeast while boosting the promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...