World Food Day: Lagos develops agricultural initiatives to address food challenges.

World Food Day: Lagos develops agricultural initiatives to address food challenges.Lagos State Government has once again restated its commitment to boost food security in the State just as it said that various agricultural initiative programmes aimed at making the State a food secured place have been developed through profitable investments in the agricultural value chains.

African small-scale farmers carve a giant message for world leaders in the very soil they farm.

African small-scale farmers carve a giant message for world leaders in the very soil they farm. African farmers from a remote village in northern Zambia have teamed up with the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to send a giant message to world leaders gathering in New York this week – invest more in agriculture if you want to end poverty and hunger by 2030. And to get their message the attention it deserves, the 16 farmers from Kasama, Zambia carved their case for investment into the very soil they farm, producing a giant “Field Report” with a pie chart, graphs and numbers that explain why long-term, transformative investments in smallholder agriculture are so important.

Food from healthy farms makes healthy people.

Food from healthy farms makes healthy people. Investing in climate-resilient agriculture not only improves food security but contributes to eradicating malnutrition, according to the findings of a new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture, a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate change impacts in agriculture and the prevalence of malnutrition in rural areas are deeply intertwined. For those living on land that is increasingly degraded, or at risk due to greater climate variability, what is grown is not as rich in nutritious content as it could be, which has implications for rural and urban populations alike,” said IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo

Ambode’s wife urges women to be creative.

Ambode’s wife urges women to be creative.Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, yesterday, urged women to embrace creative and innovative entrepreneurship skills to achieve sustainable development within the family and communities. She said women as helpmates were uniquely created and endowed with skills to impact positively on the family, environment and society, adding that such skills can be extended to all facets of human endeavour. She said the three-day conference, holding between October 24 and 26 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, has as its theme: She Creates, She Transforms.

Platform economy of the future is the pathway that will drive growth and jobs across Africa.

Platform economy of the future is the pathway that will drive growth and jobs across Africa. Many companies, whether they realize it or not, have already taken steps to embed themselves into the digital ecosystems that will drive their growth in future. 

However, the pace of adopting new digital platforms for doing business needs to increase – especially in Africa. These platforms are business models that create value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups, usually consumers and producers. 

Platform economy of the future is the pathway that will drive growth and jobs across Africa.

Edo partners FG to cultivate 6,000 hectares of cashew farmlands.

Edo partners FG to cultivate 6,000 hectares of cashew farmlands.Edo State Government has confirmed plans to partner with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for the cultivation of 6,000 hectares of cashew farmlands in the state under the Cashew Expansion Programme. State Commissioner of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Mr. Monday Osaigbovo said during the presentation of the activities and achievements of the ministry at the Edo State House of Assembly that six local governments had been mandated to solicit for the 6,000 hectares of land.

Agribusiness; Mordi, Bello, Nwaka empower over 300 women.

Agribusiness; Mordi, Bello, Nwaka empower over 300 women. IN line with the SMART agenda of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, his Senior Special Assistant, SSA on International Relations, Dr Genevieve Mordi, the Executive Secretary, Delta State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, Mrs Shimite Bello and the member representing Aniocha South in the state House of Assembly, Ms Angela Nwaka, have empowered over 300 women across the state with tomatoes, okro and vegetable seedlings.