Combating the threat of hunger
On page 4 of The Guardian newspaper of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, we find a news headline that states: "25m Nigerians at risk of severe hunger in 2023, FAO warns." Under this news headline,…
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Insecurity, climate change seen keeping food prices high in Nigeria
Nigerians hoping for a respite in the cost of living crisis may not find it this year as experts have predicted that the worsening insecurity and changing climate will keep food prices high.…
2022: Events that disrupted Nigeria’s food security
The outgoing year has been marked by several lows for Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
With full post-lockdown reopenings in 2022, expectations had mounted concerning what the year had in…
Hunger crisis to worsen as floods drown farmlands
The number of people going to bed hungry daily is set to rise in Nigeria as heavy rains and flash floods have destroyed thousands of farmlands in key agricultural-producing states.
In a…
Reducing poverty in Africa
The sub-Sahara African (SSA) region possesses almost half of the world’s uncultivated land - about 200 million hectares, which is largely under-utilised.
According to the United Nations,…