Organic foods:Stakeholders urge govts to create jobs, others

Group picture of stakeholders during the 2018 National Organic Agriculture Business Summit held in Lagos

The various governments in Nigeria have been urged to pursue the commitment to create the 700,000 jobs in the agricultural sector using the organic sub-sector and to take advantage of several market opportunities worth 90 billion dollars for organic produce and products outside Nigeria.

FACAN boss advocates Agric Bank’s recapitalization

*Adewunmi, Cassava Commodity president canvasses use of land as collateral.

FACAN), President in Middle, Dr. Victor Iyama & the President of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, in white native Pastor Segun Adewunmi during the AGRIKEXPO and Agro food held in Abuja

The National President, Federation of Commodities Agriculture Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Dr. Victor Iyama has resounded that the recapitalization of Bank of Agriculture (BOA) would put an end to challenges facing the financing of farmers in Nigeria while the President of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, Pastor Segun Adewunmi canvassed for the use of land as collateral for loan with and other properties for commercial banks for effective agricultural business.

AIMS: Inputs scheme announcement premature, say stakeholders

·    *Farmers fault GESS’ replacement.

Agricultural Input Mechanization Scheme

The announcement of the Federal Government Agricultural Inputs Mechanization Scheme (AIMS)made earlier by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has been described by the stakeholders as premature and just a mere show off when actually nothing has been put in place to justify its publicity, just as many farmers have expressed their disapproval on the replacement of Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) of inputs-distribution-through-electronic-wallet scheme with a new one.

Acute shortage of improved seeds imminent!

Seed

The lack of financial support to research institutes and agro inputs sub sector especially the seed companies may soon lead to shortage of breeder, foundation and certified seeds in the country according to a reliable source who spoke with Food Farm News on condition of anonymity.

Why vertical farming isn't a miracle solution to food security

vertical farming

Vertical farming is great for growing lots of food in a small space, but productivity comes at a cost: high energy use. We need to consider other, more sustainable, types of urban agriculture, says Andrew Jenkins

Agroecology could feed Europe without pesticides by 2050, study

The study calls for more hedges, trees and stony habitats

European agriculture could shift entirely to agroecological farming, abandoning pesticides and synthetic fertilisers while sustainably feeding 530 million Europeans by 2050 with healthy diets. This is the result of new research published on September 13th by the French policy research institute IDDRI.

World hunger continues to rise due to climate extremes, UN warns

The reports calls for the promotion of sustainable, healthy diets

The number of undernourished people in the world has increased to an estimated 821 million in 2017, or one in every nine people, warns a report released on Tuesday by five UN agencies. Climate variability and extremes,

Food waste could rise by a third by 2030, report warns

Food waste - a growing problem?

Food loss and waste could increase by a third by the year 2030 unless urgent action is taken by governments, companies and consumers. This is the warning of a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Currently, 1.6 billion tons

Sustainable development requires a transformation of food systems

Healthy and sustainable food consumption patterns are needed

We need to transform our food systems if we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and combat climate change. This is the message of an article published in the journal “Agronomy for Sustainable Development” on August 9th. According to the authors, food systems “are at the nexus that links food security, nutrition, and human health, the viability of ecosystems, climate change, and social justice.”

GIZ spends Seventeen million Euros building farmers’ capacity in eight states

 

Images speak @ the training on Agricultural production and processing economics held in Abuja by the Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector- Nigeria (GIZ)

The Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIZ), Nigeria is building capacities of farmers on four major value chains which include maize, rice cassava and Irish potatoes between 2015 and 2021 in eight states in Nigeria-Ogun, Oyo- cassava, Rice-Benue, maize- Kano and Kaduna, Irish potato- Plateau state. This was disclosed by Caroline Trimbom the Project Coordinator GIZ during capacity building training for journalists in Abuja.