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Nigeria Advances Data-Driven Agriculture to Strengthen Food Security

Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in partnership with the International Soil Reference Information Center (ISRIC) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has launched a strategic push to modernize agriculture through soil data systems aimed at improving productivity, efficiency, and food security. The initiative was discussed at the Nigeria Soil Information System […]

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When Agriculture Was Nigeria’s Pride

Before crude oil became the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, the nation’s true wealth was rooted in agriculture. In those earlier decades, Nigeria’s prosperity was driven by its fertile land, with large-scale production of groundnuts, cocoa, palm produce, rubber, and cotton shaping both regional economies and national identity. Agriculture at the time was not treated as

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United States Revives Credit Guarantee Scheme to Strengthen Agricultural Trade with Nigeria

The United States has expanded its agricultural trade support through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Export Credit Guarantee Program, known as GSM-102, a facility designed to strengthen financing for agricultural imports and improve trade flows between both countries. The programme provides U.S. government-backed credit guarantees that enable Nigerian banks and importers to more easily access

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Nigeria Targets Youth-Led Agricultural Transformation to Boost Food Security – Kyari

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has emphasized that the active involvement of young people in agriculture is critical to accelerating sectoral growth, increasing food production, strengthening agribusiness, and achieving national food and nutrition security. He made this statement during a courtesy visit by a United Nations delegation led by the

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Insecurity Disrupts Farming Activities, Threatens Food Production

Ongoing security challenges in parts of the country are affecting agricultural activities, raising concerns about food production. Commodity.ng Insight:This highlights a critical structural risk in Nigeria’s food economy. Agriculture is location-dependent, and insecurity directly translates into supply shocks. When farming zones become unsafe, production declines immediately—driving inflation and increasing reliance on imports. Farmers in affected

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FG Disburses ₦396.7m Insurance Claims to Farmers as Climate Risks Deepen Agricultural Pressures

The Federal Government has disbursed ₦396.7 million in agricultural insurance claims to smallholder farmers across four states, in a renewed effort to cushion the impact of climate-related losses on Nigeria’s food production system. The intervention, coordinated by the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) in partnership with Leadway Assurance and PULA Advisors, was announced during

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Portrait of a young farmer with a straw hat standing in a lush field in Kaduna South, Nigeria.

AGROMEQA EXPO 2026 Targets Peace, Productivity in Nigeria’s Agriculture Sector

A renewed push to address Nigeria’s protracted farmer-herder crisis is gaining momentum as key stakeholders prepare to gather in Abuja for the Agricultural Mechanization for Export-Quality Products in Africa Expo (AGROMEQA EXPO 2026). The two-day event, organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in collaboration with JMT Plus Farms and Agro-Allied, aims

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Agriculture Modernisation Key to Nigeria’s Economic Future.

Nigeria’s long-term economic growth will depend heavily on how effectively it transforms its agricultural sector, according to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo. Speaking at the 40th anniversary and annual stakeholders’ workshop of the Sasakawa Africa Association, the ambassador stressed that improving agricultural productivity through modernisation is critical to achieving sustainable development and positioning

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FG, EU Launch £2.7m Satellite-Based Agriculture Project to Transform Nigerian Farming

The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU), has launched a £2.7 million Earth Observation (EO)-based agricultural innovation project aimed at modernising Nigeria’s agriculture sector through satellite technology, artificial intelligence, and data-driven systems. The initiative is being implemented by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in collaboration with the European Space

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From Farm to Fridge: Nigeria’s N160bn Cold-Chain Gap Emerging as Next Agribusiness Frontier

Nigeria’s cold-chain logistics sector is fast becoming one of the most attractive opportunities in agribusiness, with experts estimating a market gap of about N160 billion. As post-harvest losses continue to drain billions from the economy, investors are increasingly viewing temperature-controlled storage and transport as the next major frontier in agricultural infrastructure. However, behind this opportunity

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