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By Ibrahim Muhammed (IBM Bangis), Co-founder of Commodity.ng For decades, agriculture in Nigeria has focused heavily on increasing production. Governments, institutions and development agencies continue to encourage Nigerians to cultivate more land and produce more food. However, according to Ibrahim Muhammed, popularly known as IBM Bangis and Co-founder of Commodity.ng, one of the biggest problems […]

Food security has become one of the most urgent issues facing Nigeria today, not only because of rising hunger and food prices, but because it is directly tied to economic stability, national security and social development. Increasing evidence continues to show that agriculture remains one of the strongest contributors to Nigeria’s economy, meaning that any

The Co-founder of Commodity.ng, Ibrahim Muhammed, popularly known as IBM Bangis, has described agriculture as one of the most important pillars for Nigeria’s long-term stability, economic growth and national development. Speaking during the Youth in Agriculture Summit held in Abuja, Ibrahim emphasized that no nation can achieve sustainable prosperity without investing heavily in food production,

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to convert Nigeria’s correctional centres into productive agricultural and agribusiness hubs as part of broader reforms aimed at rehabilitation, economic empowerment, and food security. The initiative, which relies heavily on public-private partnerships (PPPs), represents a major shift from the traditional prison system toward a model focused on skills acquisition,

Nigeria has intensified efforts to improve agricultural data collection and market transparency following the handover of the Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). The digital platform, developed under the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), is designed to modernize