As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s engine rumbled into life, upending the stillness that had endured throughout the night. A few men gathered around the vehicle as they made final preparations before…

In a landmark gathering held on 31 October 2024, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, experts and stakeholders from various sectors came together for the National Policy Dialogue for Food and Nutrition-Focused Businesses. With the theme “Catalyzing Policy Reforms for Regulatory…

It is that time of year in Bauchi State, Nigeria, when farmers are busy harvesting cassava tubers, a vital crop in the region. In areas like Yalwan Duguri, Duguri, Pali, and Gwana in the Alkaleri Local Government Area, farmers are…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has budgeted $2.5 billion in the 2023 to 2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP), geared towards achieving zero hunger and improved nutrition across the country. The Head of Programme of the…

Nigeria’s agriculture sector recorded numerous challenges in January, from climate change impacts to conflicts between farmers and herders. Earlier in the month, the Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) sounded an urgent call for greater attention to…

In 2022, global ocean governance took a major leap forward. That ‘super year’ included the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ban on harmful fisheries subsidies, progress to secure agreement on the United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty, the second UN Ocean…

About 5000 hectares of rice plantation estimated at N11.5 billion were destroyed by the recent flooding in three local government areas of Kwara State, caused by the release of water from the Jebba and Kainji dams in Niger State, a…

Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday, a…

The Kwara State Government has demanded an investigation after water from the Jebba Dam submerged rice plantations in Edu Local Government Area. Edu is a major rice producing area in Kwara State with thousands of farmers from across North-west Nigeria…

Kachia, a local government headquarters in the southern part of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, is a centre of the ginger trade. Middlemen and traders often arrived in their vehicles to buy the root crop from peasant farmers in the…

When President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, he promised to prioritise agricultural development and ensure food sufficiency. Over 19 months later, Nigeria faces a hunger crisis aggravated by some of Mr Tinubu’s policies, especially the removal of fuel…

The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology has tasked the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) on clear labelling of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products. The committee, during the agency’s 2025 budget defence session on Thursday in Abuja, said…

Illegal logging in Africa costs the continent up to $17 billion annually. A high global demand for African hardwood fuels this environmental crime. By value and by volume, rosewood is the most trafficked wildlife product worldwide. Africa’s share of illegal…

At least ten people have been confirmed killed and several others injured in a fight between crop farmers and cattle herders in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The latest attack occurred at Gidan Nagari, about two kilometres from…

After learning farming under his father, Alpha Shonvo, 29, started his farm in Kakulu village, Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State, when he was 12 years old. He dreamt of cultivating a much larger yam farm, but there was…