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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 the Commission His Excellency Jean-Claude Kassi Brou. The ceremony took place at the Commission's headquarter in Abuja today, shortly after the...

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 Nations (FAO) is training farmers on best practices to increase yields and enhance personal income.   The four-day capacity building workshop organized...

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 of sweet and bitter cola nut, peppers and other traditional spices. For the last two years, she has struggled to...

FAO supplies goats to more than 14 000 women in worst-affected areas of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria The Kanyi, a local name for Sahel breed of goat, known for its long legs and striking hair often reddish brown, has long been the dominant breed among the women...

Abuja, Nigeria - In Nigeria, families who depend on livestock rearing as a mainstay of their livelihoods are subject to an unprecedented range of challenges. Climate-related occurrences such as drought, erratic rainfall and floods, the volatility of local and global markets and armed conflict in areas like the northeast are...