The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals. FAO’s…
Global food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations stated. However, prices remain significantly higher than pre-Covid-19 levels, AFP reported on Friday. The FAO’s…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), says it will collaborate with the Federal Government to fight diseases associated with animals following two cases of anthrax reported in Nigeria. Dr Otto Muhinda, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) country team…
By Olaseinde Gbenga, Abuja The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said Smallholder farmers in rice production in Nigeria have done amazingly well. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe…
Some farmers in Borno have lauded the livelihood support programme initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to rehabilitate and empower farmers affected by Boko Haram insurgency in North-East. A cross section of the farmers made the commendation during…
By Olaseinde Gbenga The United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)’s monthly food price index report has revealed that the global food prices dropped for the fourth consecutive month in July. The food price index report, which tracks global commodities,…
Olaseinde Gbenga An acute food insecurity report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has listed Nigeria, Ethopia, South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia among the hunger spot countries with ‘highest alert’…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have called for the need to improve hygienic practices in food and agriculture sectors of the country. Head of Mission and Representative of WHO, Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo,…
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called for a review of the implementation arrangements of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) to define roles and responsibilities of private sector, Federal and State Governments. Some of the stakeholders made the call…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says no fewer than 19.4 million Nigerians may face acute food and nutrition insecurity between June and August. Mr Jasper Mwesigwa, Food Security Analyst, FAO, made this known on Friday in Abuja at the…
