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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is partnering Ondo, Cross Rivers government and the Ministry of Environment to curb the impact of some agricultural activities on the environment. The Country…

The new Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Representative to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr Fred Kafeero has presented his letters of credence to the Government of…

A United Nations’ agency, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has selected the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, as National Partner Institute (NPI) for the implementation of its Support for the Development of Farmed Catfish Value…

The current drive for genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods in Nigeria should be halted because the country lacks the right regulatory, policy and socio-economic conditions for it. This was the stance of Dr Nnimmo Bassey, director…

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), has ranked Nigeria as one of the World’s largest producers of Yam with about 60 per cent of the Global production of the product, the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…

The Federal Government says it will not reverse the closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check to smuggle of banned commodities into Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry…

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said it would deploy its expertise in countries to mitigate the effect of antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture. Antimicrobial Resistance which endangers…

IN an effort to improve access to water among the conflict-affected in the northeast, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE), commissioned a…

World food prices declined in November to their lowest level in over two years, led down by much weaker vegetable oil, dairy and cereal prices, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s…

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has said that governments in all African countries must invest heavily in the development of their agricultural industry to boost intracontinental trade of agricultural products.…