The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has advocated the development of a new financial architecture to accelerate the transformation of Africa’s food systems and advance the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). NADF’s Executive Secretary, Mohammed Ibrahim, made the call during a Policy and State Capability Thematic
5SepNigeria’s Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has challenged African governments to overhaul the continent’s approach to food security by placing livestock at the heart of efforts to tackle conflict, energy shocks, unemployment and recurring food shortages. Maiha made the call in Kigali, Rwanda, during high-level engagements at
The Nigerian Government, United Nations family, officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme, and smallholder farmers have commended the outgoing Country Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Nigeria, Dede Ekoue, for her contributions to agricultural development
Vice President Kashim Shettima has demanded stronger accountability in the implementation of Nigeria’s food-systems interventions, particularly the $500 million Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) programme. Shettima, who chairs the Steering Committee of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), gave the directive at the Committee’s seventh meeting held
The Principal Investigator of TELA Maize at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Rabiu Adamu, has called for the adoption of high yielding maize varieties, noting that this is essential to bridging the wide gap between maize production and consumption in Nigeria. Adamu said Nigeria currently
Nigeria’s agri-food exports to the European Union (EU) plunged 46 per cent in the first half of 2026, losing about €567 million in value as falling cocoa prices weighed heavily on trade with one of the country’s major export markets. EU agri-food imports from Nigeria fell from approximately €1.225 billion
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that worsening soil degradation poses a growing threat to global food production, as proven measures to protect and restore soil remain poorly adopted. The warning was contained in FAO’s Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026 report, launched
The Federal Government, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have launched the 6th Joint Supervision Mission of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises–Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project, with stakeholders pledging to consolidate the project’s gains and tackle implementation bottlenecks. The mission was formally declared
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and other development partners, is promoting the wider adoption of artificial intelligence and digital technologies to transform agricultural extension services and improve the livelihoods of farmers across Nigeria. Stakeholders made the call at a workshop on Leveraging
by Hassan Samuel The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to move beyond policy pronouncements and strengthen the actual implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies, as the country prepares to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026. The call was made on Monday in Abuja at a
