The Federal Government is targeting between 10 and 14per cent growth rate in agriculture during the four years of President Umaru Yar'Adua's administration.

A civil society group said yesterday it had commenced monitoring the distribution of fertilisers to farmers in the country .

A team of researchers led by Dr. Tewodaj Mogues of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Bank has said that Nigeria Agricultural expenditures are exceedingly low, less than 2 per cent of federal spending in 2001 -

Food prices are rising very fast. That is why next time you visit your favourite restaurant, you should be prepared to dig deeper into your pocket to enjoy the meal.

Millers sent a tough message yesterday that there would be no respite to the food crisis, at least in the short term, with the price of maize flour set to rise by 20 per cent before August.

Recent deaths in Karamoja were largely caused by poor hygiene and not famine, two cabinet ministers said yesterday.

People engaged in feeding programs for children are concerned that soaring food prices might put a strain on their efforts.

The Eket Senatorial Progressive People's Assembly (ESPPA) has tasked the state governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio over his promise to address hunger in the state.

Modern methods of farming have been introduced to the farmers in Manafwa District through National Agricultural Advisory services (Naads) to increase production from small pieces of land.

LISTED animal feed and poultry business Astral Foods has reported a significant drop in operating profit after a first half-year characterised by sharp increases in the price of raw materials, a slowdown in consumer demand and disruptions in production caused

Thousands of workers in Burkina Faso last week went on a general strike and promised to take "more action" if their demands for cheaper prices are not met by the government.

The Government has launched a probe into several local trade cooperatives over alleged irregularities in internal trading system of locally produced foodstuffs.

Food security issues need to be addressed as a matter of urgency to prevent poverty and hunger that could derail the progress of the continent.

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has agreed to provide $1 billion annually to ministers meeting on soaring cost of foodstuff, the EBID have agreed to provide $1 billion annually to support agricultural productivity in West Africa as

East African states have been hit hard by the current inflation caused by surging global fuel and food prices.

Farmscape for May 21, 2008 (Episode 2851) A southwestern Manitoba area grain and oilseed producer reports he saves dollars per acre by replacing commercial fertilizer with liquid swine manure to fertilize his crops. Expanded hog production in western Manitoba has

What could be the first national standard for sustainable agriculture in the United States--- the Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber, and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001) Draft Standard for Trial Use---was re-announced in

Skyrocketing food prices are pushing people from poverty to desperation and hunger and may lead to annihilation of populations in Africa. Of the 36 "crisis" countries named by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), 21 are from Africa.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and entourage arrived Sunday evening in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County, to an enthusiastic welcome by residents of the county at the start of a three-day cabinet retreat.

Two people from the Maasai community of Laikipia in Kenya are to be given training in documenting and archiving their cultural heritage through a new project launched today by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).