The FG/IFAD VCDP Model Demonstrates a Clear Blueprint for De-Risking Staple Crop Production and Achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has achieved a major breakthrough…
– Over 1,000 Cooperatives Benefit as Tinubu’s Food Security Drive Gains Momentum In a renewed effort to tackle Nigeria’s food crisis and reposition agriculture as the backbone of national prosperity, the Federal Government has launched a massive, nationwide distribution of…
ABUJA — The Nigerian government has launched an ambitious, decade-long investment plan—the Nigeria Post-Harvest Systems Transformation Programme (NiPHaST)—to tackle the country’s colossal food waste problem, which currently costs the economy an estimated $10 billion annually. The strategy, announced by the…
ABUJA — The future of Nigeria’s agricultural sector and its ability to feed its rapidly growing population hinges on a radical shift toward collaborative and “demand-led breeding,” according to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director-General…