Food enthusiasts in Nigeria are elevating staple cuisines to gourmet food

Chef Ozoz Sokoh prepares food to serve clients in Strangers restaurant in Lagos (AFP)

An ambitious restaurant in Lagos is setting out to elevate Nigerian street food staples to fine dining, tapping into a growing hunger in the city for upscale West African food. 

We Are Shifting From Petro-dollars To Agro-dollars – Ogbeh

CBN

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said  said the sudden crash of oil price in the global market is a warning to the economy and the need for diversification of the economy.Leadership Newspapers Reports.

African journalists, experts discuss sustainable fisheries

fish farmer

More than 100 African Journalists and fisheries experts have converged at Elmina in the Central Region to discuss challenges and opportunities in the African fisheries sector and how the media can contribute to its sustainability.

Climate change adaptation a victim of North-South inequality

Without significant action against climate change, much of central London may be under water by 2050.

The cities of the developed world are beginning to adapt to climate change, but financing for adaptation in the Global South is far harder to come by, according to a study published in the journal Nature. EurActiv’s partner Journal de l’Environnement reports.

Researchers develop new wheat variety

wheat variety

Nigerian researchers and their partners from Tunisia and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed a new wheat variety suitable for cultivation in Nigeria.

Erisco calls for ban on tomato paste importation

The President and Chief Executive of Erisco, Chief Eric Umeofia

Erisco Foods Limited has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of tomato paste into the country to encourage further investments in agricultural industry.

AfSIS Phase II To Promote New Methods In Agriculture, Soil Mgt

 Soil Mgt

The soil disposition of an environment can make or mar the efforts of a farmer, hence the efforts of the government, with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to review the African Soil Information System towards achieving reliable soil information, Ruth Tene Natsa writes.

USAID Trains 2 Million Nigerian Households in New Farming Methods

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that two million Nigerian households are undergoing training on various farming methods in order to increase productivity in farming and moving small-time farmers to commercial level farmers,Thisday Newspapers Reports.

Corps member dies of Lassa fever in Kaduna

Lassa fever

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Dr. Ogboji Kelechi, has died of Lassa fever in Kaduna State.

AfDB to boost Nigeria’s cassava, sorghum and rice production with $174m

Akinwumi Adesina

African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Federal Government will spend $174m on production of rice, sorghum and cassava in Nigeria under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme-Phase 1 (ATASP-1).