NEPC targets non-rejection of Nigeria’s exports

Mr. Segun Awolowo

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council is targeting ‘zero rejection’ of Nigeria’s exports in the international market and in line with this aim; it has been organizing a series of capacity-building workshops for exporters to train them in standards and requirements in the global market.

59 Organizations Fighting Food Loss and Waste

These 59 global organizations are working to put an end to food waste.

It’s no secret that food loss and food waste are big problems. At least 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year—in fields, during transport, in storage, at restaurants, and in markets in industrialized and developed countries alike. In rich countries alone, some 222 million tons of food is wasted, which is almost as much as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa. And according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), wasted food costs some US$680 billion in industrialized countries and US$310 billion in developing countries.

Aregbesola Wants Govt to Ban Export of Primary Farm Produce

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on the export of primary farm produce as part of strategies to ensure food sufficiency in the country.

75,000 wheat farmers in Kano to benefit from CBN’s loan scheme

Wheat

Not less than 75,000 wheat farmers under the aegis of Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) in Kano State are to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) anchored borrowers programme.
The registration of farmers for this programme has commenced and beneficiaries are expected to use the loan to cultivate the commodity throughout this year’s dry season.

New Bill in Congress Dispels Consumer Confusion Surrounding Food Labels

 Americans are unnecessarily discarding food because of confusion surrounding food date labels. At the same time, millions of U.S. citizens are affected by hunger.

 

A national survey, conducted by the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, found that 84 percent of consumers throw away food that is close to or past the date displayed on the label, and this disposal is often unnecessary. Currently, food date labeling is not federally regulated in the United States.

Food Security: LASG to harness public, private partnership

food Security

The Lagos State Government has restated its commitment to harness public and private investment through private sector partnership to facilitate food security in the state.

Indorama Ventures PCL : Notore Refute Alleged Sabotage of National Security

fertilizer

The management of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals (IEFCL) Company and Notore Chemical Industries have both refuted allegations that the companies were sabotaging the national economy and security through the importation of urea nitrate, a chemical used for fertilizer production and could be used illicitly to manufacture explosives, and the export of fertilizer to the detriment of farmers in Nigeria.

African Development Bank : AfDB makes USD 9 million equity investment in Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria

The African Development Bank

The African Development Bank has approved a USD 9 million equity investment (approximately 12% of the fund's capitalisation) in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) to provide expansion capital to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Italian Study Comforts Pasta Lovers

Pasta is not the unhealthy carbohydrate we once thought it to be. A recent Italian study states that the Mediterranean staple, under a wholesome diet, is contributive to a healthy body mass index, lower waist circumference, and better waist-hip ratio.

A recently published study from the Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed I.R.C.C.S. in Pozzilli, Italy, found that pasta is associated with a reduced probability of obesity, based on data from more than 23,000 Italians.

New Report Reveals Influence of Pesticide Lobby on Bee Protections

New report by Friends of the Earth highlights tactics used by agrichemical companies to block pesticide reforms.

Last week, Friends of the Earth (FoE) released a report, titled "Buzz Kill: How the Pesticide Industry is Clipping the Wings of Bee Protection Efforts Across the U.S." The report, by Christopher Cook and Tiffany Finck-Haynes, details the pesticide industry’s outsized role in weakening and delaying bee protection plans across the country.