Nigeria takes step forward in food security with solar-powered irrigation - ITREALMS

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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) welcomes the endorsement of its solar-powered irrigation pumps by the National Economic Council (NEC) for nationwide rollout ahead of the 2025 dry-season farming, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This landmark decision, taken at NEC’s 152nd meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday underscores the Council’s confidence in NASENI’s capacity to deliver homegrown, energy-efficient solutions that directly respond to Nigeria’s food security challenges.

Nigeria's Catholic bishops warn against unregulated GMOs - NaijaAgroNet

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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed concerns about genetically modified organisms (GMOs), urging the government to regulate their production, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The bishops emphasized the need for caution due to potential health and environmental risks.

Ulee-Okpa: The hidden danger called Buruli Ulcer by Remmy Nweke - NaijaAgroNet

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In Nigeria’s rice belts and riverine farms, an unseen threat lingers; Buruli ulcer, locally called Ule-Okpa or Elu-ulee. This painless sore creeps silently from swelling to disabling ulcer, draining farmers of health, time, and harvests. REMMY NWEKE, in this Weekend Salvo, reports that awareness, early care, and agro-health action can break its grip.

Invisible risk of farming barefoot:
In Nigeria’s farmlands and riverine belts, health and livelihood are inseparably linked. 

When water disappears: Climate change, Lake Chad, and fading promises of UN adaptation projects by Remmy Nweke - NaijaAgroNet

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WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet by REMMY NWEKE explores Lake Chad’s retreat, exposing broken UN promises, shattered livelihoods, and insecurity. Despite billions pledged, hunger and displacement persist, demanding urgent grassroots-driven action to transform climate despair into resilience and hope.

On a scorching afternoon in Baga, a fishing town once famed for its bustling market, the shoreline is eerily quiet. Nets lie abandoned, boats rot in the sand, and where there was once a thriving expanse of water teeming with fish, dry earth now stretches, cracked and thirsty.

“The lake has gone too far from us,” says Hajara, a mother of five who once depended on daily catches to feed her family. Today, she sells firewood collected from the surrounding bush. “The UN people came; they talked about helping us adapt. But look around, what has changed?”

Six million Lagos children face malnutrition crisis – NaijaAgroNet

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Lagos State, with an estimated population of 30 million people, is facing a deepening nutrition crisis, with no fewer than six million children under the age of five suffering from various forms of malnutrition.

According to fresh data presented at a regional workshop in Lagos on Tuesday, the situation has worsened considerably in recent years. Wasting among children rose from 11.4 per cent in 2021 to 15.8 per cent in 2022. Stunting increased from 11.4 per cent to 39.4 per cent within the same period, while the number of underweight children climbed from 14.5 per cent to 23.3 per cent.

WFP welcomes donor contributions to save lives in north east Nigeria - NaijaAgroNet

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes recent contributions from donors since warning that operations would be forced to shut down in July, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This includes new funding from the United States of America to support emergency food and nutrition assistance for communities affected by conflict in Northeast Nigeria. 

Climate Change and Nigeria: Farmers at frontline by Remmy Nweke - WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet

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In the parched fields of northern Nigeria, once-reliable rainfall patterns have become unpredictable. In coastal communities of the Niger Delta, rising sea levels gnaw away at farmlands and homes.

Across the country, the story is the same: climate change is no longer a distant theory but a lived reality shaping the lives of millions.

Nigeria: Why UN plastic treaty matters by Remmy Nweke

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The global push for a UN plastic treaty has profound implications for Nigeria. REMMY NWEKE in this WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet details how the nation’s pervasive plastic waste threatens food security and livelihoods, while arguing that this global crossroads presents a golden opportunity for Nigeria to embrace a circular economy and build a more sustainable future.

Look around any Nigerian city or village, and you will see a constant presence: plastic. From sachet water bags to discarded food wrappers, this waste has become a familiar, and damaging feature of our landscape.

GMO Conundrum: Weighing the risks and benefits by Remmy Nweke - NaijaAgroNet

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In this WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet by REMMY NWEKE, he explores the health, environmental, and economic risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and argues for a balanced approach to their use.

Prelude:
As we navigate the complex world of food security, sustainability, and environmental protection, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are often at the center of the debate.

NaijaAgroNet Weekend: The plastic problem on our doorstep by Remmy Nweke

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Nigeria's overwhelming plastic waste, at 2.5 million tonnes annually, is not just an eyesore; it's a silent threat to the nation's food security. In this edition of WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet, REMMY NWEKE details how plastic pollution contaminates soil, endangers livestock, and devastates the fishing industry, while Nigeria moves towards a circular economy and sustainable policies.

Nigeria is a nation of resilience and resourcefulness, but a pervasive enemy has invaded our landscapes: plastic waste. It's more than a blight on our streets; it’s a daily reality that harms health, contaminates homes, and threatens the very foundation of our nation's food security.