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31/10/2023

ABUJA – Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security(FMAFS) has identified the impact of climate change as one of the challenges militating against the Federal Government’s quest to achieve food security in the country.

Umakhihe stated this on Monday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building workshop on the Responsive Policy on Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers and the Crucial Role of Media organised by Organisation of African Instituted Churches(OAIC).

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30/10/2023

Benue State government has described the continued killing of farmers and destruction of crops by suspected militia herdsmen in the state’s border communities as a major threat to food security.

The senior special assistant to the governor on youth mobilisation and empowerment, Moses Mkeennem, lamented the situation at a press conference in Makurdi, the state capital.

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30/10/2023

ABUJA – In view of the rising food inflation in Nigeria, Architect Kabir Ibra­him, National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has advised government of­ficials and other critical stakeholders to brace up for the challenge, warning that the time for glib talk and grand­standing should be considered over if Nigeria was to wriggle her way out of the difficult and ever rising food infla­tion being experienced in the country.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its latest report on Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report September 2023 re­leased on October 16, Nigeria’s head­line inflation rose to 26.72 per cent in September 2023, from 25.80 per cent in August.

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28/10/2023

Despite frequent assurances on food security by successive governments there are indications that Nigeria can’t feed its teeming population as its continues to gapple with myriads of challenges in the agriculture sector, IDACHABA SUNNY writes.

Majority of Nigerians are hungry and there is no doubt about it even though it is not a new phenomenon in the country.

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28/10/2023

The President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Kabir Ibrahim has called for farmers and actors in the food value chain to redouble their effort to work assiduously towards food production in order to satisfy the yearnings of the people.

Ibrahim made the call in accordance with the state of emergency declared on food security by president Tinubu, he added that farmers are willing to put in more work, but certain things need to be in place for us to be able to optimize our productivity.

The AFAN boss while speaking with AgroNigeria in an interview said, “In some parts of the country, insecurity is preventing us from going to our farms, and state of emergency on food means that all these things would be taken care of, so we are hopeful of having a secured environment to operate.”

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27/10/2023

Brazil and Nigeria have brainstormed on strategies for private sector collaboration to enhance food security in Nigeria.

The meeting which sprung off the fourth edition of the Brazil-Nigeria Trade Forum held September 6, 2023, saw the Embassy of Brazil host global think-tank organisation and Latin America’s largest think-tank, FGV Europe, Brazil’s International Center for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural and Environmental Technology (CIITTA) alongside Nigeria’s farmers, federal and state governments.

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27/10/2023

In what looks like a promising development for Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ronaldo Vieira has unveiled plans for a collaboration aimed at enhancing agricultural practices in the country.

Vieira made the disclosure at the embassy while hosting FGV Europe, Brazil’s International Center for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural and Environmental Technology (CIITTA) alongside Nigeria’s farmers, and federal and state governments.

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24/10/2023

Attendees at the Abuja second national conference on climate change/

The Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi has expressed concern over the plight of no fewer than 62 million affected by the impact of climate change in the northern part of the country

Speaking during the start of the second national conference on climate change, themed
‘’Creating an Agenda for Sustainable Climate Finance For Nigeria,’’ held in Abuja, he blamed desertification which has encroached on arable lands, affecting roughly 580,841 square kilometers out of 927,892 square kilometers for the situation.

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24/10/2023

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has announced the ministry’s proactive stance in addressing the challenges encountered by poultry farmers, to strengthen food and nutrition security in the nation.

The minister conveyed this commitment during a recent courtesy visit to his office by the leadership of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Abuja.

He underscored that the current state of food security was under threat due to issues related to both availability and affordability.

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21/10/2023

Nigeria has been listed as one of the nine countries expected to experience worsening hunger throughout the year.

This is according to the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.

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21/10/2023

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has identified climate change as one of the biggest challenges confronting Nigeria.

The governor, who spoke through his deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba, also blamed some of the security challenges confronting the country on climate change.

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20/10/2023

Due to the changes in weather pattern resulting from climate change, communities within the coastal line of the Niger Delta will face extinction.

Some Civil Society Organisations raised the alarm during a one-day advocacy meeting on gender and climate change with selected councillors from across Niger Delta states, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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20/10/2023

The President, Vegetable Farmers Association Ojo area of Lagos State, Mrs Mariam Ali, has appealed to the state government to tackle flooding in the area to ensure food security in Lagos State, Southwestern, Nigeria.

Ali made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Lagos.

It was recalled that in 2022, 676,945 farmlands were destroyed as a result of flooding as stated by the 2023 performance scorecard presented by the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Management, Sadiya Farouq. Reports said.

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19/10/2023

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari made this known during a courtesy visit to his office by the Country Director GAIN, Dr. Micheal Ojo, in Abuja, recently.

According to him, food security was one priority and a mandate given to the ministry by the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his Renewed Hope Agenda which focuses on Agriculture and Food Security as well as good nutrition.

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19/10/2023

Labour Party presidential flag bearer in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that with over 34 million hectares of arable land, Nigeria has no justification for importing food items.

Obi who was the keynote Speaker at the 47th annual conference and general meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology(NIFST), held Wednesday in Umuahia, Abia State, regretted that with a landmass of 923,769 square kilometres Nigeria had not yet achieved self-sufficiency in food production.

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17/10/2023

By Sani Idris

A Network of Civil Society in Environment (NCSE) has sought support of the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources for the protection of environment and addressing climate change.

This was contained in a communique issued by the Network to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna.

The communique was signed by Gloria Kasang, Coordinator of the network, Zinta Apoko, the Secretary, and Danjuma Dangwa, the Deputy Coordinator.

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17/10/2023

Experts in the agricultural sector have emphasised the need for the government to increase investments in agricultural research institutes as well as seeds development to achieve food security in the country.

According to them, previous investment in the agricultural sector by the government has not yielded much fruit because emphasis was placed on fertilizer and other farm inputs with little or no efforts to support research institutions to boost production of improved varieties to increase farm yield.

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