OLAM Agri in Nigeria, a agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, has been recognised for its impactful sustainability investment. The agribusiness’ Seeds for the Future (SFTF) initiative emerged as a Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the African Food Awards 2023, held on June 16 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Africa Food Awards recognises and celebrates

FOR Nigeria to achieve sustainable food security and poverty alleviation by 2030, attention needs to be paid to critical areas like promotion of developed research products, technologies among others. A professor of food security at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Professor Subuola Bosede Fasoyiro, while delivering the 372nd inaugural lecture of the university titled: “The

A coalition of women farmers in Nasarawa State has urged the state government to evolve policies, including agricultural loans, that would enable them to have access to agricultural support services to boost food production. They stated this at a press conference organized by the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), in collaboration with Ogbonge Women, Small

WORRIED by the high level of malnutrition in Nigeria, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and HarvestPlus have commercialised Vitamin A Maize and Vitamin A Cassava with a target of reaching 34 million Nigerians in 8 states. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Netherlands. It is targeting

AGRICULTURE Commodity Association Presidents, under the auspices of National Agricultural Commodities Project 2023, has asked President Bola Tinubu to ensure he engages members of the association in key agricultural positions in order to drive the sector in the right direction. The group argued that since they are closer to the rural farmers who need government

AS part of efforts targeted at supporting small-scale agribusinesses and improve their agricultural yield, Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has increased the capacity of Nigerian agro-firm, Huetha Global Services, to supply agro resources for soil improvement and enhanced agricultural production. According to the CEO of Huetha Global Services Limited, Salem Ahenjir,

BILL & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) are to partner to strengthen research into improving staple crops grown by millions of African farmers. AATF works across more than 20 countries in Eastern, Southern, and West Africa to develop innovations that address low agricultural productivity and support

Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has said his government would put all machinery in motion to encourage youths in the state to engage in agricultural business, to help boost the state economy and the food security agenda of his administration. The governor, who stated this while on a working tour of some agricultural projects

Small Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), Kwara chapter, has lamented alleged marginalization and lack of support from the government to improve their productivity. Speaking during a stakeholders’ interactive forum with a government ministry, department, and agencies (MDAs) on the state agricultural sector in Ilorin, the state coordinator for SWOFON, Mrs. Bosede Toyin-Anifowose, said