Imperfect Teaming up with Whole Foods Market to Sell “Ugly” Produce

Last week, grocer Giant Eagle became the largest supermarket in the United States to start selling ugly produce with its new Produce with Personality program. Whole Foods Market announced on Friday that they will soon be joining Giant Eagle as the only large supermarket chains in the United States selling imperfect produce.

Nigeria spends $4b importing wheat annually, says expert

The Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops (SARDC-SC) wheat compact coordinator for Technology for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), Solomon Assefa has said Nigeria spends 4 billion dollars annually on the importation of wheat. He said this at the TAAT African international conference meeting on wheat value chain held in Abuja.

FAO, FG partner to develop livestock

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Nigerian Government (FG) has launched the report on African Sustainable Livestock (ASL) 2050 towards the development of the sector to ensure food security and wealth creation.

DRAFT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF ONE DAY AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON THE WAY FORWARD TOWARDS EXTENSION OF NEW INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HELD AT THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (NCAM) ON TUESDAY, 16TH JULY, 2019.

The call for Nigeria to divest from oil is now more important since the need for crude oil may decline in the face of utilization of other sources of energy such as renewable, electrical, solar, hydro, wind, etc.

Celebrating A Diversity of Opinions Is Key to Collaboration, Says Erin Fitzgerald

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Erin Fitzgerald, CEO of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), talks about the alliance’s new direction: not only bolstering the image of agriculture and supporting farmers, but also addressing sustainability and education in agriculture.

Introduction of hermetic storage reduces food loss in Yobe

A training carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Yobe State, North East Nigeria, has improved methods of food storage after the harvest season.

A Case for the Review of Soil Science Curriculum in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria Submitted to the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the SSSN, July 17, 2019 at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State. Prof Peter Ikor Ogban, fssn Department of Soil Science University of Calabar, Calabar.

      From the SSSN Platform

Soil has taken the centre stage of Planetary Sustainable Development.We in SSSN must become part of this dynamics in Global thinking, speaking and practise in Nigeria.

Opinion | Congresswoman Alma Adams on Hunger and Closing the Gap

If the United States wants to make healthy food a priority, we need to make changes, especially regarding elected officials. That’s the conclusion of Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D., elected in November to her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina 12th Congressional District.

Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit 2019: Sparking Change

The fifth edition of the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit May 6-9, 2019 will gather a community of entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers, leaders, and activists that push for a sustainable future in food and agriculture.

New Project in Carbon Farming Launched in India

A new project will help farmers increase their income as well as store carbon in their soil. Starting with 20 farmers in two districts of Maharashtra state in India, the carbon farming project will compensate farmers for increases in soil organic carbon. These farmers follow no-till practices in growing rice and other cover crops.