A recent report by the Khaleej Times claiming that Trump’s aid cuts have triggered a “starvation crisis in Nigeria” is inaccurate and misleading....
ByJoy ChukwuJuly 5, 2025Despite its vast land resources and diverse crop production, Nigeria’s agricultural sector remains trapped by decades of oil dependency, growing insecurity, and underinvestment....
ByMayowa DurosinmiJune 15, 2025The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has directed its staff to observe fasting and prayer sessions this June to support the government’s “efforts” to...
ByJoy ChukwuJune 14, 2025Mali’s mango industry contributes approximately 10 billion CFA francs ($16.5 million) to the country’s economy each year, according to figures presented by the...
ByJoy ChukwuMay 11, 2025A recent report by SBM Intelligence has shown that food insecurity is worsening in Nigeria and Ghana. The latest Jollof Index report showed...
ByConfidence UbaniApril 24, 2025Authorities in Burkina Faso have seized and destroyed 14.7 tons of fish unfit for consumption in an operation carried out on March 7,...
ByJoy ChukwuMarch 9, 2025The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, officially handed over 20 optical sorters to rice mills across the country at the Regional...
ByJoy ChukwuNovember 30, 2024The government of Niger has allocated over 1.4 billion CFA ($2.2 Million) to rehabilitate the Toula irrigation site in the Tillabéri region to...
ByJoy ChukwuNovember 29, 2024Despite ongoing security challenges, the Sahel region produced 6,640.5 tonnes of crops across 411 hectares in the 2023-2024 dry agricultural season. This is...
ByJoy ChukwuNovember 12, 2024Nigeria’s onion farmers are experiencing over 50 per cent losses due to rising production costs, inflation, and post-harvest losses. Aliyu Maitasamu, President of...
ByConfidence UbaniNovember 8, 2024Customs officials in Ségou, central Mali, seized over 55 tons of spoiled meat, including goat, beef, liver, fish, and cheese, in an anti-trafficking...
ByConfidence UbaniNovember 7, 2024A report has projected that at least 33.1 million Nigerians will face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025. This...
ByConfidence UbaniNovember 2, 2024