FG: Nigeria Has 4.4m Metric Tons of Millets’ Shortfall
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The federal government has lamented the inability of the country to produce enough millet to meet the needs of Nigeria. It disclosed that there was a shortfall of 4.4 million metric tons in the production of the crop. Speaking at the weekend...
Will we have enough food to eat in the coming years?
Do you ever wonder if, in the coming years, we will have enough food to eat? A lot of people in the world currently do not have enough to eat; how will the situation of food be a few years from now? Better or worse? Think about it for a second. 🤔 One-third of food...
Africa food crisis: 146 million people are going hungry
Africa food crisis: 146 million people are going hungry Soaring food prices, conflict and climate change are plunging parts of Africa into a severe and enduring food crisis, with millions of people in Africa facing extreme hunger Agnes, with her son Jacob in Taita...
INTERVIEW: How climate change affects oil palm production in Nigeria – Expert
Prior to the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in Nigeria, palm oil was a major agricultural export crop and a top foreign exchange earner for the country in the 1950s and 1960s. Nigeria was the largest producer of palm oil in the world but has fallen to...
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