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As Nigeria’s population continues to grow rapidly, pressure on the country’s food system is intensifying. With more than 221 million people and increasing demand for food, the agricultural sector faces mounting challenges ranging from poor seed quality and labour shortages to climate variability and shrinking farmland due to urbanization. Amid these pressures, artificial intelligence (AI)

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has announced the 2026 edition of its annual Prize for Innovation, inviting Nigerian entrepreneurs and students to submit practical solutions aimed at improving cassava production and processing across the country. The initiative, designed to promote sustainable food systems, targets innovations that can strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value chain, enhance productivity,

ActionAid Nigeria has trained over 135,000 smallholder farmers and young people—most of them women—in climate-smart and agroecological farming practices across multiple states, as part of efforts to build resilience and strengthen inclusive food systems. The programme, implemented under the Strategic Partnerships for Agroecology and Climate Justice in West Africa (SPAC), focuses on promoting sustainable farming

Women account for a significant majority of Nigeria’s subsistence farming population, highlighting their central role in the country’s food production system. This was disclosed by Shakin Agbayewa, Deputy Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Lagos. Speaking in an interview, Agbayewa stated that women make up about 80% of subsistence farmers in