Food Sufficiency: NEPC Urges FG to Provide Security for Farmers

Aug 29, 2022

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has called on the Federal Government to protect farmers across the country, saying security of live and property is its utmost responsibility. NEPC’s Regional Coordinator , Samson Idowu, made this call at a two-day workshop...

Breaking Barriers with Shahira Yahia

Mar 9, 2022

If you mention “organic produce” in front of a farmer or farm owner, there are three problems that come to their mind: (1) it’s most likely too expensive; (2) organic produce requires intensive resource use for real results; and (3) at the end of the day, the farmer...

Rodenticides in Ethiopia – a short account – TheWaterChannel

Dec 2, 2021

Ethiopia’s economy heavily depends on agriculture, it contributes ~ 37% to the GNP, ~ 80% of the export revenues, and employs about ~ 73% of the population. However, the sector suffers from several problems including pest-related constraints across the value chain....

Food Systems Transformation: a Tale of Two Summits

Nov 12, 2021

Food Systems Transformation: a Tale of Two Summits From the 26-28th of June representatives of over 100 countries and regions met in Rome for three days of talks. The pre-Summit would serve as a prelude to the main UN Food Systems Summit taking place in...