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The move is to address rising hunger on the African continent and to improve food security. These funds were pledged on the final day of a two-day high-level dialogue – Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. The event was hosted by the Africa Development Bank and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organisation. In addition, 17 African heads of state signed on to the commitment to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity level...

Press zooms in on EU statement on Nigeria’s security crisis, others Nigeria-Press-Review April 30, 2021 to 08:49 448 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The advice by the European Union to the Nigerian Government to look beyond military deployment in the ongoing war against terrorism in the Northeast and other crises causing insecurity across the country is one of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Friday. The Guardian reports that the European Union (EU) has advised ...

Obinna Chima The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organisation, have pledged to work closely with African leaders to address rising hunger in the continent and shore up adequate financing to transform and modernize Africa’s food production. The impact of climate change, rising fragility and conflict, and locust invasions in East and Southern Africa are taking a toll on the continent, they noted. According to a statement, a two-day high-level d...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture in order to transform

Views: Visits 6 Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture in order to transform the sector by attracting young people and also scaling up productivity. Osinbajo’s spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke virtually at the 2021 High-Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa. The event was organised by the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultur...