Fatima Mohammed, 25, fled from Rann more than three months ago when insurgents attacked her village of Kalabargi. Bussed by the military to Maiduguri, they settled in Gubio Camp, just...

Seven of Abu Abbajiddi’s sixteen cattle have died in the last thirteen months. For the 51 year old father of eight from Gongulong community of Jere, Borno state, each of...

Maiduguri - The armed insurgency in the northeast has resulted in the disruption of fishing livelihoods, an important source of food and income, especially for households dependent on the Lake Chad,...

Climate change has negatively impacted food production in the Sahel and is driving conflict in the region. Disputes often arise over scare resources such as arable land for crop production,...

Abuja, Nigeria. As the Government of Nigeria (GoN) moves to contain the new incidence of bird flu in the Country, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)...

Maiduguri- Nigeria - Youth in Borno, the worst affected northeast state of Nigeria, have had their livelihoods uprooted due to a decade long crisis. In response to the overwhelming recovery...

Maiduguri- Nigeria- In the wake of the insurgency in the northeast, animal ownership has declined, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. The reductions can be attributed to various factors,...

Meeting seeks to decide on priority policy areas for collaboration with national governments in 2019. 10 December 2018, Lagos, Nigeria – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)...

Lokoja – Nigeria- As part of efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the Food Security and Nutrition Strategy of the Agriculture Promotion Policy of Nigeria in all 36-States of...

Maiduguri, Nigeria - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Borno State Ministry of Environment are offering more sustainable cooking and lighting solutions to resource-poor...

During a three-day formulation exercise, national and international partners developed long-term scenarios for the future of the cattle dairy and poultry industry in Nigeria to support evidence-based strategies for sustainable...

Abuja (Nigeria), 15 November 2018 – Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiary Agip Energy and Natural Resources (AENR) and its partner Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the Food and Agriculture...

For many smallholder farmers in northeast Nigeria, food production typically halts or slows during the dry season ranging October to April. To spur cultivation  during this critical period - ensuring food availability beyond the rainy...

Abuja – Nigeria - In 2006, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) otherwise called bird flu outbreak threatened the poultry sector in Africa and nearly crippled the livelihoods of hundreds...

Abuja - An animal disease emergency, such as an outbreak of a Transboundary Animal Disease (TAD), can have serious socio-economic consequences which may affect the national economy. In Nigeria, animal...

Abuja, Nigeria –As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has commissioned solar-powered boreholes in three (3)...

Abuja - Nigeria. Thirty (30) stakeholders in Nigeria have been introduced to a scenario building methodology that can be used to identify emerging challenges and opportunities associated with the growing and...

Abuja - His Excellency Suffyan Koroma, FAO Representative in Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has presented his letter of credence to the President of...

Abuja, Nigeria, As the Government of Nigeria (GoN) moves to curtail importation and boost local production of rice to meet national demand, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...

If Yagana could make one dream come true, she would be healthy. Healthy enough to plant 100 rows of maize in an afternoon, to scale up her sale of bags...