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GEF-UNDP scheme to develop resilience to food security

Fresh hopes have emerged for Nigeria’s floundering agricultural sector, thanks to a new initiative being promoted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the...

Biotechnology: Why Nigeria can’t afford to be left out

Director General/CEO, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Professor Lucy Ogbadu, insists that Biotechnology has been used for more than two decades without a single, documented...

‘Land grabbing prevalent in food insecure countries’

The increasing trend of international land grabbing – when governments and private firms invest in or purchase large tracts of land in other countries...

Food security: Groups take up climate justice campaign

Oxfam Nigeria, with the Human and Environment Development Agenda (HEDA), has launched the food and climate justice campaign with the aim of changing public...

Report: Africa must embrace ‘wet markets’ as key to food security

Studies find informal markets provide essential sources of food and income for millions of poor, with milk and meat that is often safer than...

GEF to invest $255 million in forestry, food security, cities

In the light of its bid to address environmental challenges facing the planet, the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) is beefing-up the impact of its...

Controversy trails fortified cassava project

Vitamin A is known to be essential for good vision, proper development of embryos, healthy skin and mucous membranes. It helps cells reproduce normally,...

Reducing food waste to sustain the environment

In the spirit of this year’s World Environment Day (WED) celebrations, the Lagos State Government has apparently taken up a campaign to address the...

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Lagos partners NCF for 18th ‘Walk for Nature’

 The Lagos State Government is partnering the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) for the 18th "Walk for Nature", to promote...
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World Food Day: Unhealthy foods jeopardising our future, say Nigerian youths

As the world marks World Food Day on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, with the theme “Right to foods for...

Over 2.8bn people can’t afford healthy diets – FAO

More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food...

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Lagos partners NCF for 18th ‘Walk for Nature’

 The Lagos State Government is partnering the Nigerian Conservation...

World Food Day: Unhealthy foods jeopardising our future, say Nigerian youths

As the world marks World Food Day on Wednesday,...
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