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Livestock is a cornerstone of rural livelihoods in Nigeria, yet millions of farmers face gaps in accessing animal health services due to the limited number of veterinarians. To strengthen their role and create sustainable VPP enterprises, FAO, with funding from the Gates Foundation, launched the second phase of the project "Empowering...

Abuja, Nigeria - As part of efforts to unlock investment opportunities in irrigation and agricultural value chains across West Africa and the Sahel, the Government of Nigeria hosted a high-level National and Subregional investment forum under the Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Initiative. The landmark event was convened from the 16 – 18 September...

Abuja, Nigeria - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Nigeria have marked a significant milestone with the graduation of the first cohort of 25 veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs) trained to support livestock health in rural communities. This achievement is part of FAO's "Empowering...

Abuja, Nigeria– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has officially launched the 2025 Nigeria Food and Agriculture Policy Monitoring Review (PMR)—a landmark initiative aimed at guiding evidence-based agricultural transformation under the National Agricultural Technology and...

Abuja - Nigeria - The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), has kicked-off the collaboration under the AIM4Forests project aimed at addressing technical and functional gaps to strengthen the country’s forest monitoring...