The recent workshop organized by the Collaborative Seed Programme (CSP) marks a significant step towards ensuring high-quality seeds are available to farmers. The workshop reviewed proposed seed quality assurance (SQA)
It’s six years left to achieve goal 2 of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring zero hunger, and yet, Nigeria has not reached the level of food sufficiency.
Since its inception in 2018, Seed Connect Africa has continued to bring together stakeholders in the seed industry to deliberate on challenges facing the sector and identify pathways to navigate
The 2023 Sahel Food Changemakers System Conference was a highly impactful event that successfully brought together key stakeholders to discuss the transformation of Nigeria’s food system. During the conference, the
A silent crisis is unfolding in the food and agriculture sector that supports millions of the Nigerian Population. We are facing unprecedented challenges due to the erratic and increasingly extreme
The federal government raised concerns about the negative effects of climate change, saying it is the single largest contributor to insecurity in the agricultural sector. The government observed that insecurity
BY AISHA HADEIJA, TEMI ADEGOROYE AND MOHAMMED MOMOH Exactly 45 days after Nigeria welcomed a newly elected government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on July 13, 2023, declared a national emergency
BY WIZDOM EZECHI The active participation and recognition of women’s contribution across all value chains and processes in the food and agricultural landscape are critical for any nation’s economic and
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli on her passion for equipping and investing in the continent’s future game-changers and also changing the food narrative on the continent. Why can’t a continent with over
Background Nigeria is a significant contributor to the global burden of chronic undernutrition in children under 5 years of age. The undernutrition challenge constrains the productivity of rural households. This