Tag:food insecurity

Agric & Biotech

33m Nigerians to face food crisis in 2025 – Report

The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October 2024 has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT will face...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2024

Agric & Biotech

26.5m Nigerians at risk of food insecurity in 2024, says FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara states including the FCT, may face...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2023

Human Welfare

2023: UN agencies warn again of hunger in West, Central Africa

The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023,...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Organic agriculture stakeholders set to address food insecurity

Stakeholders in the organic agriculture sector on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in Abuja pledged to ensure that Nigerians consume safe foods in order to...

Michael Simire - October 26, 2022

Climate Change

AfDB urges increased financing to curb climate change, food insecurity

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for increased financing to reduce the effects of climate change and food insecurity in Africa. AfDB President, Dr...

Michael Simire - October 3, 2022

Human Welfare

FAO, Japan to address food insecurity, malnutrition in North-East

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Government of Japan, says it will address the worsening food...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2022

Human Welfare

UK donates £15m to tackle food insecurity, malnutrition in North-East Nigeria

The UK has announced that it will spend £15 million of emergency humanitarian funding to provide vital food and nutrition assistance for vulnerable people...

Michael Simire - August 23, 2022

Human Welfare