L-R: The director-general, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Prof. Ayo Omotayo receiving the National Agricultural Policy Document from the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Olaniyi Ogunbiyi, during the courtesy visit to the ministry. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has emphasised that agriculture ...

Amid growing international interest in the role of fisheries and aquaculture in feeding a growing global population while keeping the planet healthy, over 200 experts and policymakers are meeting at the Blue Food Forum to explore the potential of aquatic value chains in driving food system change. Hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania and ...

The fisheries sector in Benin is to get a boost through the Project to Promote Sustainable Aquaculture and the Competitiveness of Fisheries Value Chains. Benin and the African Development Bank officially launched the Project to Promote Sustainable Aquaculture and the Competitiveness of Fisheries Value Chains in Cotonou on 15 May 2024, to increase the contribution of fisheries ...

The recently launched Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling Scaling of Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Food Solutions (YAS) project, implemented in partnership with the Government of The Netherlands, concluded its activities for 2023 with the training of 1,918 youths between 18 and 35 years old. The project has set a target to train 5,000 youths in the ...

Agricultural trading market place, Trigga Trader has recorded a more than 30% increase in pork prices in the last two weeks when prices went from R19.00 p/kg to more than R25 p/kg on the weekly. The price increase is on the back of an outbreak of African Swine Flu (ASF) – which is harmless to ...