Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has pledged its commitment and support for ongoing research activities on food security and sustainability in the country by a team of researchers.

This is coming at a time Nigerians are battling high cost of food and rising inflation, even as protesters in some states have taken to the streets to seek urgent intervention by the government.

The researchers, under the Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable City Region Food Systems in Africa (INCITIS-FOOD) Project Consortium, are working towards addressing Africa's food security challenges with Nigeria being one of the focus nations.

The project, which is funded by the European Union, brings together researc...