Robert Onyeneke News Today

Over two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) around states in the North East face scarcity of essential services.

As war in Ukraine strangles global wheat supplies and extreme weather hits harvests, hardy and climate-resilient wild and ancient grains could bring greater food security.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?"

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?" "Overlooked by much of the world, millets are not only nutritious but grow fast and can survive in dry conditions".

TWO years ago, a 39-year-old farmer Umma Auwalu took a loan from a microfinance bank to plant a variety of crops with the hope of increasing her income to support her eleven children.