Lack of Commodity Pricing Knowledge is Costing Nigerian Farmers Billions, Says IBM Bangis Commodity.ng Co-Founder Calls for a Data Revolution in Agriculture ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Co-Founder of Commodity.ng, Ibrahim Muhammed (IBM Bangis), has called for a nationwide agricultural data revolution, warning that the lack of reliable commodity pricing information is silently costing Nigerian farmers […]
How Nigeria’s Changing Weather Is Adversely Affecting Livestock Farming For decades, livestock farming has been a critical pillar of Nigeria’s agricultural economy, providing meat, milk, eggs, hides, skins, employment and income for millions of households. From cattle herders in the North-West and North-East to poultry farmers in the South-West and fish farmers across the country,
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Women Farmers Key to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy. As Nigeria pursues its ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy, discussions often focus on oil, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure and foreign investment. Yet one of the country’s most powerful economic assets remains largely underappreciated: women farmers. Across Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, millions of women wake up before sunrise
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How Nigerians Can Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Increase Farm Yields and Profits. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a technology reserved for Silicon Valley, multinational corporations, or futuristic laboratories. It is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools available to farmers worldwide, and Nigerian farmers stand to benefit enormously. As Nigeria battles food
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Kebbi Moves to Protect Rice Farms as Quelea Bird Invasion Threatens Wet-Season Production Emergency response measures activated as migratory pests attack key rice-growing communities across Nigeria’s leading rice-producing state. The Kebbi State Government has stepped up efforts to contain a growing invasion of quelea birds that is threatening rice farms across several agricultural communities, raising
Food Security Under Threat as Insecurity Keeps Farmers Away from Farmlands Farmers across Nigeria say they are prepared for the planting season, but rising attacks, kidnappings and banditry are preventing them from cultivating their fields, raising fresh concerns over national food security. As the 2026 wet season farming cycle gains momentum, growing insecurity across key
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Experts Call for Long-Term Agricultural Reforms as Food Prices Continue to Rise As food prices continue to climb across Nigeria, agricultural experts and industry stakeholders are urging policymakers to move beyond short-term relief measures and focus on long-term reforms capable of building a more resilient and productive food system. They argue that while seasonal shortages,
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Plateau Community Recounts Horror of Deadly Night Attack as Security Concerns Persist Residents of Plateau State have continued to recount harrowing experiences following attacks that have claimed lives, displaced families and deepened concerns about security in rural communities. One survivor, Joseph Ize Zino, a youth leader from Zike community, described the terrifying moments when armed
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The Slow Disappearance of the Nigerian Farmer and Why It Should Concern Everyone Nigeria’s food security challenge is increasingly becoming a farmer survival challenge. Across many agricultural communities, particularly in northern Nigeria, farming is becoming a difficult and uncertain venture. Rising production costs, insecurity, market instability, climate-related challenges, and policy uncertainty are creating an environment
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