Nigeria faces a troubling contradiction: while millions struggle with hunger, the country simultaneously wastes an enormous volume of food annually. Reports indicate that Nigeria is currently the highest food waster in Africa, despite widespread food insecurity affecting its population. In 2025, the Global Hunger Index ranked Nigeria 115th out of 123 countries, placing it in […]
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Nigeria’s poultry sector is undergoing a major shift as many farmers now produce their own feed instead of relying on commercial manufacturers. The move is driven by rising production costs and the need to protect already thin profit margins. Although the prices of key feed ingredients such as maize and soybeans have reportedly fallen by
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The Edo State Government has officially launched the 2026 farming season, urging farmers across the state to adopt modern agricultural practices, improved inputs, and innovation-driven methods to boost productivity and strengthen food security. 🚜 Government Emphasis: Early Planting and Modern Inputs Speaking at the flag-off event held at the State Agric Hub, the Commissioner for
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has raised concerns over recommendations by the World Bank, which suggested increased importation of food and petroleum products as a way to address supply shortages. According to CPPE, such a strategy could negatively impact Nigeria’s economy by: Lowering farmgate prices Discouraging agricultural investment Reducing rural incomes
Fruit-based agroforestry is emerging as a powerful solution for both climate resilience and farmer profitability, with new research from India showing that integrating fruit trees into cropland can increase farmer income by nearly 5X compared to conventional farming systems. 🌍 Key Finding: Agroforestry Dramatically Boosts Farmer Income The study reveals that farms combining fruit trees
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Market Insight: Human Capital Investment Is Emerging as a Key Driver of Agricultural Productivity Nigeria’s agricultural transformation is not only about funding and infrastructure—it is increasingly about building the next generation of skilled agripreneurs and innovators. The Federal University of Agriculture Mubi (FUAMB) has matriculated 599 students into its 2025/2026 academic session, marking a steady
Market Insight: Capital Injection Targets Structural Weakness in Nigeria’s Food System Nigeria’s agricultural sector has received a significant boost as the World Bank approved a $500 million credit facility aimed at transforming the country’s agricultural value chains. The funding—channeled through the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains for Growth Project (AGROW)—comes at a critical time when
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Market Insight: Insecurity Is Quietly Rewriting Nigeria’s Agricultural Output Nigeria’s agricultural sector—long regarded as the backbone of the economy—is undergoing a structural shift driven not by climate or market forces, but by rising violent conflict. For commodity traders, investors, and policymakers, this is more than a humanitarian issue—it is a supply-side disruption with long-term implications
Nigeria has the land, climate, and proximity to a growing global market, yet the country’s coffee sector remains largely untapped. Coffee cultivation has always existed in Nigeria, but the critical question is: why does a nation with ideal conditions for specialty coffee produce so little for the global market? The answer is multi-layered. Structural challenges,
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