The global community will have the opportunity to witness the plethora of community-led regenerative agriculture initiatives from around the world that are to be spotlighted at the upcoming 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) General Assembly and Conference. An annual gathering,…
Nestlé, Livestock Ministry to Launch Dairy Technical Skills Development Program
Nestlé Nigeria Plc has announce an ongoing collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to launch a Dairy Technical Skills Development Program. This initiative, formalized through a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed today in commemoration of World Milk Day…
Mainstream Foundation Brings Relief and Hope to Mokwa Flood Victims
In a powerful demonstration of corporate social responsibility, Mainstream Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, has extended a lifeline to victims of the recent devastating floods in Mokwa, Niger State. Led by Programme Manager Zayyan Illo, the…
Deadly Flooding in Nigeria Displaces Thousands
© Nigerian Red Cross: People flee the devastating floods in Mokwa, central Niger State, Nigeria. Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa in Niger state, leaving more than 150 dead…
LASG Forges Global Alliance For Food Security, Targets Agripreneurial Boom
The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, is spearheading a transformative initiative to bolster food production and ensure long-term sustainability. In a strategic collaboration with the Danish Embassy in Nigeria and other key stakeholders,…
HeForShe Campaign Tackles ‘Sex for Fish’ Abuse Malawi’s Lakeshore Communities
Women are often exploited when buying fish from fishers or traders in lake Malawi. Credit: Benson Kunchezera/IPS By Benson Kunchezera Women in fishing communities in Malawi’s lakeshore districts of Nkhotakota and Mangochi are frequently targets of sexual exploitation…
Biodiversity Loss Demands Urgent Global Action – Guterres
UN News/Vibhu Mishra: A tiger cools off in a stream on a hot day in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Thanks to efforts by local communities and the government, the park’s tiger population has rebounded but the species remains critically endangered.…
Haiti: Displaced Children Face Sexual Violence Risk
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier : Haitians displaced by violence find refuge on the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination…
USAID’s Demise Threatens a Vital Health and Climate Solution in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives. The Trump administration’s gutting of the US Agency for International Development, with 80% of its programs now canceled, is a blow for clean…
New Report Exposes Global Financing of Unjust Industrial Agriculture Practices – Seeks Investment for Agroecology in Africa
Follow the money, find the injustice: Industrial agriculture is bankrolled, agroecology is starved. In March 2025, AFSA convened over 100 food systems actors from across Africa in Nairobi to expose how industrial agriculture is bankrolled by global financial systems…
