Are food prices dropping in Nigeria? The Federal Government says so and are backed by statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. But on the street and in the markets of Abuja, the story isn’t so simple. AgroBroadast correspondent investigates.
The Federal Government says strong public–private partnerships are the key to transforming Nigeria’s agrifood systems and boosting food security across the Sahel region. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made this known during a high-level panel discussion…
The World Bank Group (WBG) has executed a major strategic pivot, dramatically increasing its annual agriculture financing to $9 billion by 2030 to transform the global food system into a high-tech engine for job creation and poverty alleviation. WBG President…
In a bold move to turn Nigeria’s vast agricultural potential into real economic gains, the Federal Government on Friday inaugurated the Federal Inter-Agency Technical Committee for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. The launch, held at the Ministry of…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have issued a unified call for a radical shift from short-term humanitarian aid to sustained, production-oriented investment to build resilient food systems in conflict-prone areas of Nigeria…