Tag: FAO
Nigeria still below FAO standard on fish consumption – Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that Nigeria was still far behind in meeting the set standards of the…
Portable water: FAO, Eni/NNPC inaugurate solar-powered water schemes in North-east
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Eni, through its subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE), have inaugurated a solar-powered water…
‘Obesity Rising In Africa, 672m People Affected Globally’FAO, Says FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised the alarm over what it termed “fastest rising incidences of obesity in…
75m slaughtered cows waste yearly – FAO
No fewer than 75 million cows slaughtered for consumption end up wasting every year, a new report by the Food…
Boko Haram: FAO distributes 11,000 fuel-efficient stoves to displaced families
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it has distributed 11, 000 fuel-efficient stoves to families displaced by the Boko…
FAO launches 5-year development plan for Kenya
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the…
World food prices down 3.7% in July – FAO
World food prices fell 3.7 per cent in July from the month before with declines seen across all crop types,…
FAO Distributes Bags Of Rice Seeds To Farmers
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Africa Rice Nigeria has distributed 51 bags of improved rice seeds…
Ethiopia loses 2 million animals to drought – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that two million animals have been lost to a “devastating” drought in…
Livestock development conference to address challenges – FAO
Mr Suffyan Koroma, Food and Agriculture Organisation Country Representative to Nigeria, has said that the organisation will organise a livestock…
FAO targets 10m youths in aquaculture programme
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says its Youth Empowerment in Aquaculture Programme is targeting 10 million youths in West…
FAO urges urgent support to Northeast Nigeria
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has restated its call for urgent support to Northeast Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and…
FAO warns Nigeria of Avian Influenza infection
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned Nigeria of a possible spread of Avian Influenza to its citizens if…
Adamu reacts to report that 90 million Nigerians are hungry
Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West) has described as saddening, the report by the Food and Agriculture Organisaton (FAO) that more…
World loses forests size of South Africa in 25 years, says FAO
The world lost forests the size of South Africa over the past 25 years, a decline of more than three…
Conflict-ravaged South Sudan gets seeds, tools for farming
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said that it was accelerating efforts to get vital seeds, tools and other materials to…
Escape To Europe: Human Security Angle
By Femi G. Oguntoyinbo Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, seems to be the centre of world attention when it comes to…
FG Establishes 80 Agro-Input Centres
The Federal Government, under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), has established a network of one-stop-shop agro-input centres to ensure the…
Niger, Chad, Mali face hunger prospect, says FAO
In its latest global food forecast for this year, the UN’s food agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted…