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Nigeria Moves to Restore Northern Drylands as ACReSAL Validates Final Nine Catchment Plans in Abuja Mediaage NG Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria has taken a major step toward restoring its degraded northern landscapes as stakeholders gathered in Abuja on Monday for the appraisal and validation of the final nine Strategic Catchment Management Plans (SCMPs) under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project.

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Nigeria Moves to Restore Northern Drylands as ACReSAL Validates Final Nine Catchment Plans in Abuja

Nigeria Launches Bold Initiative to Triple Yam Yields, Strengthen Food Security Mediaage NG Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost national yam production, aiming to raise yields from 10 metric tonnes per hectare to 30 metric tonnes per hectare. The initiative, part of the Renewed Hope Agenda’s agricultural transformation drive, targets Nigeria’s over 50 million metric tonnes supply deficit in yam, a staple crop central to national food security and economic growth.

Nigeria Launches Bold Initiative to Triple Yam Yields, Strengthen Food Security

Mechanisation Push: Nigeria Rolls Out 2,000 Tractors to Drive Food Mediaage NG The Nigerian government has officially launched the deployment of 2,000 tractors, over 9,000 implements, and spare parts under the Renewed Hope National Agricultural Mechanization Programme to boost food production, improve farmers’ incomes, and achieve national food sovereignty.

Mechanisation Push: Nigeria Rolls Out 2,000 Tractors to Drive Food

Nigeria’s Kyari Takes Helm of IFAD Governing Council as Tinubu Expresses Confidence Mediaage NG President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on his unanimous election as Chairperson of the 49th Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Nigeria’s Kyari Takes Helm of IFAD Governing Council as Tinubu Expresses Confidence

ACReSAL Holds FTC Meeting to Deepen Collaboration on Climate Resilience and Food Security Mediaage NG The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the collaborative efforts of the Ministries of Environment, Water Resources and Sanitation, and Agriculture and Food Security, remains committed to combating climate change and environmental degradation, with the ACReSAL project yielding tangible results in restoring degraded lands and promoting sustainable livelihoods in the semi-arid region of the country.

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ACReSAL Holds FTC Meeting to Deepen Collaboration on Climate Resilience and Food Security

World Bank, Stakeholders Hail ACReSAL Success in Nigeria Mediaage NG Since its launch in 2022, the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has steadily grown into a flagship initiative for land restoration, water conservation, and livelihood improvement across Nigeria’s semi-arid regions.

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World Bank, Stakeholders Hail ACReSAL Success in Nigeria

Final Phase of ACReSAL's Stakeholders’ Engagement for Catchment Management Plans Begins in Gombe State Mediaage NG The final phase of the Agro Climatic Resilience In Semi Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) stakeholders’ engagement for the development of 20 Catchment Management Plans has kicked off in Gombe State, drawing participation from key institutional stakeholders across seven states—Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba, Yobe, Plateau, and Gombe.

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Final Phase of ACReSAL’s Stakeholders’ Engagement for Catchment Management Plans Begins in Gombe State

Late Audu Ogbeh A Legend and Icon of The Nigerian State - Agricultural and Food Security Minister Mediaage NG Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, CON, has commiserated with the family of late Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, who died recently.

Late Audu Ogbeh A Legend and Icon of The Nigerian State – Agricultural and Food Security Minister