Global food policy report 2023: Rethinking food crisis responses

This decade has been marked by multiple, often overlapping, crises. The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and the ongoing war in Ukraine have all threatened the fabric of our global food systems. But opportunities can be found amid crises, and the world’s food...

Aflatoxin and conflict: Two sides of threat to food safety

The world is presently facing a myriad of challenges including, climate change, COVID-19, natural disasters, increased cost of living, and conflict. These in turn affect food safety and security—a situation that transcends frontiers across the globe. Conflicts in...

Less than 10% of Anchor Borrowers Loan has been Repaid- BoA

Less than 10% of Anchor Borrowers Loan has been Repaid- BoA The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has said less than 10 per cent of beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers Loan Scheme have repaid their loans. The development was disclosed on Monday in Abuja by the Bank’s...

Empowering Women to Combat Climate Change

Climate change is likely the most urgent crisis facing us in the 21 century. Rising temperatures are causing increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, more droughts and heat waves, precipitation changes, and sea level rise. Consequently, this is leading to...