A new international initiative aimed at strengthening environmental monitoring and promoting climate-smart agriculture across Africa has been launched by the James Hutton Institute in the UK, starting with implementation in Ghana. The initiative, known as the Monitoring, Analysis, Reporting and Verification for Effective Low-carbon Climate Resilience and Mitigation Network (MARVEL-NET), is designed to deliver continuous, ...

As part of the effort, Nigerian lawmakers are engaging with major agricultural economies and development partners, including Malaysia, the European Union, Brazil, China, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom. According to Sharafadeen Alli, chairman of the committee, these partnerships are designed to leverage global expertise in areas such as mechanisation, research collaboration, and modern farming ...

Agricultural landforms the backbone of global food production, covering more than 18 million square miles worldwide. A new ranking based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Bank highlights the countries with the largest agricultural land areas. The data shows that China leads the world with about 2.0 million square ...

By Brandon Moss  In a significant diplomatic stride, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have overseen the signing of a series of transformative agreements aimed at deepening cooperation between Africa’s largest economy and Latin America’s most populous nation. The high-level ceremony, held at Brazil’s presidential palace, the Palácio ...

In June, Nigeria and Brazil signed a $1 billion agreement aimed at boosting agriculture, food security, energy and defense in Nigeria. According to Nigerian Vice President Kasim Shettima, the project includes the supply of mechanized agricultural equipment, training of specialists and the opening of service centers across the country. The volume of agriculture in Nigeria ...

Participants in the Circo Massimo Farmers’ Market. (Photo courtesy of CIDSE)  As African and European leaders met to shape agricultural policy, farmers and civil society groups gathered nearby to raise urgent concerns over the future of farming in Africa, calling especially on protection for traditional seed systems and a ban on the export of toxic ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima. Photo: State House A few days ago, Nigeria and Brazil formalized a $1 billion agreement under the Green Imperative initiative, aimed at transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The deal, signed at the State House in Abuja during the 2nd Nigeria–Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, was led by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Brazil’s ...

Poultry product producers and agriculture associations have welcomed the news by the Department of Agriculture that it has partially lifted the ban on imports of poultry and poultry products from Brazil from Thursday. The ban was imposed due to an outbreak of Avian flu in Brazil. The Department of Agriculture has since said that the ...

The federal government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance. The MoU was signed on behalf of the federal government by the permanent secretary of ...

Catering options at COP30 next year will be healthy, sustainable, fairly priced and locally produced, Brazil has said. Food awareness organisation, ProVeg International, has today welcomed the Brazilian Government’s commitment to prioritise the provision of sustainable, healthy food – including plant-based options – at COP30, at next year’s UN climate summit, which will be held ...