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Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) to fast-track the disbursement of the Federal Government’s ₦250 billion credit support for smallholder farmers at a single-digit interest rate. He gave the directive during the sixth meeting of the PFSCU Steering Committee, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Vice President…
Stakeholders have warned Nigeria on toying with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food, asking the government to determine the model of agriculture to embrace. They raised the alarm they allowing genetically modified organisms without proper checks would undermine the nation’s food sovereignty. The stakeholders while advocating for the ban of GMOs in the country at the…
By Tracy Ohovwore Dr Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has cautioned that Nigeria’s embrace of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) threatens the country’s food sovereignty, biodiversity, and cultural heritage. Delivering a keynote address at the National Symposium on GMOs held on 1 September 2025, Bassey argued that the root…
Concerned stakeholders in the agriculture, environmental, and public health sectors have cautioned Nigeria against rushing into large-scale industrial animal farming investments without critically assessing their long-term implications. This call was made during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Implications of Industrial Animal Farming in Nigeria, held in Abuja, where participants warned that multinational agribusiness giant, JBS…
Inspire Lagos Food Market is proud to announce its one-year anniversary, commemorated with a transformative four-day hunger intervention program scheduled to hold from August 19th–22nd, 2025. Themed “Global Standards & Local Action for Ending Hunger and Food Insecurity through Volunteering,” the initiative will span multiple local government areas across Lagos State, directly impacting 10,000 residents…
By Tracy Ohovwore A coalition of over 80 civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, and advocacy groups has criticised Nigeria’s top food and drug regulatory agency for issuing contradictory statements on the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action, and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance expressed concern over…
On World Seed Day 2025, HOMEF and allies urge the Nigerian government to reject UPOV 1991 and halt the PVP Law, citing threats to farmers rights, biodiversity, and food sovereignty. They advocate for a sui generis system rooted in Nigerias agricultural reality and developed with full public participation. Read more…
Nigeria’s unexplored $1 billion feed and fodder industry holds the key to peace and economic growth in the face of farmer-herder conflict.
Food security: Group demands women’s access to food processing infrastructure Uko Okon, Uyo A nongovernmental organisation, the Clement Isong Foundation, has demanded access to food processing infrastructure for women to boost food security in Nigeria, highlighting the crucial role women play in ensuring food security, particularly in rural areas. The Foundation emphasised that women are…
Okpebholo Commences 2025 Farming Season Pledge To Improve Agriculture in Edo Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, flagged off the 2025 farming season in the state, pledging to push the state agricultural sector into one of the leading states in Nigeria. Okpebholo, who was represented by the State Head…