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OFSJ founder Patrick Gordon (Image: Operation Feed SJ) Patrick Gordon, founder of Operation Feed SJ, (OFSJ) is determined to erase poverty in Saint John, one bag of food at a time. Gordon, a retired army veteran of three Afghanistan tours, was looking for ways to get involved in the community and was inspired after learning children in high poverty areas often rely on getting food through their schools. “With the schools being shut down at the beginning of the pandemic and then moving forward...

By Ajayi Wuyiwa Nigeria is Africa’s largest country with the fastest growing population. Consequently, the nation’s food needs continue to rise. However, the increase in food production has not kept pace with population growth. This scenario is mirrored in the rising food imports and declining levels of national food self-sufficiency. Clearly, one of the main factors undermining agricultural output is the general sub-optimal yield per hectare due to low fertilizer application among ot...

1 of 2 Best friends and co-founders of 2 Besties Biscuits Paula Brown and Angela Brown have hosted the Operation: Feed the Furballs fundraiser for the Northeast Missouri Humane Society since 2017, providing 17,977 meals for animals at the shelter. For 2021, Finn’s Food and Spirits and Java Jive will have the pink boxes for sale through April 30. Each purchase provides seven meals, and the pink boxes will also be for sale online throughout the year. COURIER-POST PHOT...

By Yekini Alli In December last year, Ogun State helmsman, Prince Dapo Abiodun, breezed into the conference room of Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, in a blaze of glory. And local and international stakeholders in agriculture stood still as he was decorated with the Best Governor of the year award in Agriculture, a fitting tribute to months of endless toils and triumphs in a pandemic year. The innovations in farming, farming techniques and technologies and agribusiness deriving from Governor Abiodunâ€...

Share In December last year, Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, breezed into the Conference Room of Sheraton Hotels, Abuja. And local and international stakeholders in agriculture stood still as he was decorated with the Best Governor of the Year award in Agriculture, a fitting tribute to months of endless toils and triumphs in a pandemic year. The innovations in farming, farming techniques and technologies and agribusiness deriving from Governor Abiodun’s ISEYA mantra of infrastructur...

From left are Doga Arslan, health, safety, security and environment manager, ENKA; Ertan Sahin, project coordinator, ENKA; Levent Ustaoglu, project manager, ENKA; Walter Ferguson, volunteer coordinator, New Providence Community Church; Maya Nottage, regional marketing manager, Nassau Cruise Port Ltd; and Lionel Turnquest, director of projects and facilities, Nassau Cruise Port Ltd. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In support of New Providence Community Church’s (NPCC) efforts to assist families imp...

Share SUNDAY ADEPOJU reflects on the activism or otherwise of the organised labour in 2020 and earlier vis-à-vis the workers cum public expectations as critical stakeholders in the polity, as politicians embark on subtle horsetrading ahead 2023 elections in the country. DATING back to the precolonial era, labour movement has always been in the vanguard of the political evolution of Nigeria. It consolidated the role stronger during the prolonged military interregnum. The organised labour was th...

Views: Visits 21 Former president of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), Sunday Bamgbose, recently delivered a paper on the nation’s outlook in terms of food security, which drew a rapturous applause. He elaborates on his position in this interview with PAUL UKPABIO and also speaks about issues concerning his private life and lifestyle. Your organisation is made up of experts on food issues. How prepared is Nigeria for food sufficiency...

Agro-allied airport underway in Ogun, says Abiodun On James Ogunnaike Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed plans by his administration to have an agro-allied based airport to aid the development of the state as a destination of choice for agriculture in Nigeria. Abiodun, who spoke during the inauguration of Agbeloba Aquaculture Hub in Owiwi, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state, said the agricultural sector remains the sure way out of poverty and unemployment rav...

5 min read Agriculture was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy upon which the country’s nationalists founded their agitation for independence. Prior to this, Nigeria was a leading agricultural economy in the 50s, being the largest producer of palm oil, groundnut, cotton and cocoa globally. The sector employed over 70 per cent of the labour force, accounted for as much as 62.3 per cent of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings. Data obtained from the World Bank show that the...