A private farming company, Popular Farms and Mills, in collaboration with Nigerias Kaduna state Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, distributed certified rice seeds to 400 local farmers in the state in an effort to boost rice production in the country
HE Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, explains what the Africa Food Prize means to African youth, and why we need a renewed focus on sustainable practices
More than 60mn people have been affected by El Niño and many more are highly vulnerable to La Niñas likely knock-on effect, a meeting of UN agencies at the FAO headquarters revealed
International food commodity prices shot up 4.2 per cent in June, the highest monthly increase in the last four years
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to invest US$24bn to support the implementation of the continent’s agricultural transformation agenda
