Kenya: Finance Lift for Drought Prone Kenya Livestock Farmers

livestock farmers

LOCAL livestock farmers enduring the worst drought in decades are set to access to training and credit facilities through a new programme stakeholders have launched.

New Report:C Affects Every Step of the Food Value Chain

young farmers

Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have published an extensive report highlighting the effects of climate change on agriculture and global nutrition.

Students Are Trashing Hunger, Not Food

Students Are Trashing Hunger, Not Food

From Vietnam War protests to the French Revolution, young people have been a catalyst for major social and economic change throughout history.

Image Speaks- 41st Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Conference held in Abuja

Group picture at the  41st Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Conference held in Abuja

After Hurricane Maria, Long-Term Recovery Efforts Are Crucial

Hurricane

Hurricane Maria, the second major hurricane to pass through the Caribbean in a matter of weeks, directly hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Arriving as a Category 4 storm, Maria has caused severe flooding, structural damage to homes, transportation routes, and critical infrastructure, and the loss of all electricity across the island.

Most American Food Waste Comes From Consumers, Research Reveals

 Food Waste

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recently released the second edition of its landmark food waste report, Wasted: How America Is Losing up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill. The new report highlights the latest studies, success stories, and key recommendations for reducing food waste across the food system in the United States.

For Climate Change, the American Farmer is the Sleeping Giant

For Climate Change, the American Farmer is the Sleeping Giant

The most recent National Climate Assessment found that temperatures across the United States have already risen due to climate change by more than 1 degree on average.

Leaders Gather to Develop Sustainable Solutions in Asia-Pacific

Dr. Bruce Tolentino

The inaugural EAT Asia-Pacific Food Forum will be held on October 30 and 31, 2017, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

‘My China experience with NCAM technologies’

The National Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) Dr. Bello Nuhu Dogongaji

The National Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) Dr. Bello Nuhu Dogongaji shares his experience in relation to the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM). He pointed out that both the private and government sectors must harness the potential at the Centre for development of the sector through the using simple tools and equipment to reduce farming drudgery.

FG to upscale food production

Cross Section at the 2017 Agriculture Joint Review

*prioritizes 10 key agric projects

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that the federal government was working hard to upscale the present level of its production from 45 percent increase to higher level of productivity. He said this while addressing the participants of the Joint Sector Review in Abuja.