Nigeria Launches Ambitious 10-Year Agrifood Plan to Transform Agriculture and Boost Food Security

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Nigeria’s agricultural sector is entering what policymakers describe as a defining decade, with the Federal Government unveiling a 10-year Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan designed to reposition agriculture from a largely production-focused activity into a complete economic ecosystem built around food security, value creation, resilience and inclusive growth. The strategy, launched in Abuja on…

Edo Assembly Passes Bill for a Law to Review and Codify all Laws in the State

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…… Speaker calls on Farmers to Visit Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security For Subsidized Farming Equipment. Edo State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to provide for a Revised Edition of Laws of Edo State and the Preparation, Printing and Publications of the Revised Laws of Edo State and for…

Edo Govt Suspends Commissioner, LPRES Coordinator Over Alleged Official Infraction

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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the suspension of the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa, and the State Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) Project, Mrs. Ikpikhumi Betsy Aghaku, over an alleged official infraction. The suspension was announced in a statement issued in Benin City by…

Nnimmo Bassey Raises Alarm Over GMO Regulation, Calls for Food Sovereignty in Nigeria

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Environmental activist and Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has raised concerns over what he described as weak biosafety regulation and increasing deployment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, warning that the trend could threaten food security, biodiversity and the rights of local farmers. Dr Bassey spoke…

Engineers Advocate Solar-Driven Agriculture to Boost Rural Development

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By Ebuwa Choice The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Oredo Branch, popularly known as “The Luxury Branch,” has emphasised the need for engineering innovation and renewable energy solutions to drive rural development and enhance food production across Nigeria. The call was made during its Monthly General Meeting and Technical Lecture for May 2026, held at…

U.S. Revives GSM-102 Credit Scheme to Accelerate Agricultural Trade with Nigeria

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The United States has stepped up efforts to deepen agricultural trade ties with Nigeria by revitalizing a key financing mechanism designed to ease access to imports and strengthen food supply chains. At the center of this push is the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program provides government-backed…

Edo Sawmillers Partner Govt on Forest Regeneration, Cite Funding and Security Challenges

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By Choice Ebuwa The Edo State President Of Sawmillers Association, Comrade Friday E. Aiguokhian, has disclosed that the association is actively partnering with the state government and private investors to promote forest regeneration, while also highlighting major challenges affecting the initiative. Speaking during an interview, Friday revealed that at a recent stakeholders meeting involving a…

Junk Food Culture, GMOs and Power Politics Blamed for Rising Hunger Concerns in Nigeria

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By Israel Adebiyi Concerns over Nigeria’s deepening food crisis took centre stage on Thursday as leading environmental and policy voices warned that hunger in the country is less about food shortages and more about power, culture, and systemic inequality. At a high-level session of the Sustain-Ability Academy on Food, Power and the Politics of Hunger,…

ICARRD+20: Coalition calls for end to public financing of factory farming

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As global leaders converge on Cartagena, Colombia, for the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) scheduled for February 24 to 26, the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) Campaign has called for an immediate end to public financing of industrial livestock production. The coalition is urging governments and multilateral development banks to redirect…

Advocates Raise Alarm Over GMOs, Climate Change Threat to Nigeria’s Food System

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Environmental and food rights advocates have warned that climate change, growing corporate influence and weak regulation are putting Nigeria’s food culture, public health and farmers’ livelihoods at serious risk. Speaking at a national convergence and food festival organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), climate and extractive governance expert, Olamide Martins of Corporate…