The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has commenced discussions with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on potential areas of technical collaboration to strengthen livestock identification and traceability, food safety, laboratory capacity, certification and Nigeria’s readiness for increased international trade in livestock products. The engagement, which brought together officialsContinue Reading

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), FISH4ACP and the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan have entered into a partnership to strengthen aquaculture value chains in Nigeria through farm-based research and innovation. The collaboration, according to the three organisations, is to propel the global FISH4ACP initiative, aContinue Reading

  … as AMR links to 64,500 deaths, threatens food security Nigeria will host the global conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)for the first time on African soil with the event expected to provide opportunities to strengthen international cooperation and accelerate action against a growing threat to public health, food securityContinue Reading