Farmers
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A Carbon Payday for Nigeria's Farms
Nigeria is positioning farmers to earn from the global carbon market, using green bonds, credits and agroforestry to turn climate-friendly farming into income. Backers say …
Drones Enlist in Nigeria's Farm Fight
With farmland shrinking and insecurity spreading, experts say Nigeria should grow more on the land it already has. Drones fitted with sensors can spot crop …
Cashew Farmers Push Back on an Export Ban
Nigeria's cashew growers have rejected a proposed ban on exporting raw cashew nuts, warning it would slash incomes and put more than five million livelihoods …
Lease-to-Own Reaches Four Farm States
Smallholder farmers in Benue, Nasarawa, Ogun and Edo will soon be able to lease tractors, irrigation kits and processing gear without buying them outright, under …
A Farm App Wins Fresh Capital
A Nigerian startup connecting tens of thousands of northern farmers to buyers through its Kasuwa app has raised $1.8 million, a bright spot in a …
Apps Cut the Middleman From Farm to Market
A wave of Nigerian startups is connecting farmers straight to buyers through their phones, showing real-time prices and trimming the layers of middlemen that inflate …
Nigeria Grows Vegetables Without Soil
From insecure northern towns to Lagos rooftops, Nigerians are growing tomatoes, peppers and leafy greens without soil. Hydroponic and vertical farms use up to 90% …
Nigeria's Farms Look Up to Drones
Drones are moving from novelty to necessity on Nigerian farms, spraying crops with pinpoint accuracy, spotting pests before they spread and mapping soil so farmers …
A Price Floor for Two Million Farmers
Nigeria has launched the Renewed Hope Smallholder Support and Value Chain Programme, promising two million farmers structured finance, quality inputs, extension services and a guaranteed …
A Gates-Funded Push for Climate-Smart Farms
Nigeria and IFAD have launched CSAPR, a Gates Foundation-funded project that weaves weather data and climate insurance into agribusiness. Running to 2028, it has already …
Nigeria's Egusi Falls Short of the Pot
Nigeria is the world's biggest grower of egusi, the melon seed at the heart of the nation's soups, yet it still cannot grow enough. Demand …
Nigeria Rolls Out a Mechanisation Blueprint
Nigeria has unveiled a national mechanisation policy and a mega tractor assembly plant that could build 2,000 to 4,000 units a year. The goal is …
Nigeria and AGRA Renew a Green Push
Nigeria and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa have renewed their partnership, marking 20 years of collaboration. Officials say the country's food systems …
A Fertiliser Guide, 14 Years Overdue
For over a decade Nigerian farmers have guessed at how much fertiliser to use. The government has now released the first harmonised fertiliser recommendations since …
The World Wants Nigeria's Bitter Kola
A nut once cut down for firewood is now in demand abroad. Bitter kola, long a ceremonial staple, is drawing pharmaceutical and herbal buyers in …
Farmers Swap Diesel for Sunlight
With diesel and petrol costs biting since the 2023 subsidy removal, Nigerian farmers are turning to solar-powered irrigation pumps to farm year-round and cut expenses. …
Nigeria Moves to Protect the Ofada Name
Ofada rice, the aromatic unpolished grain grown around a single Ogun town, is at the centre of a push to give Nigerian foods legal Geographical …
Nigeria's Garden Egg Eyes Export
Garden egg is one of Nigeria's most familiar vegetables, eaten fresh with groundnut paste. It is also one of the most overlooked, with rising diaspora …
Kaduna Pours ₦100bn Into Its Farms
Kaduna says it has committed more than ₦100 billion to agriculture in its 2026 budget, up from just ₦1.48 billion three years ago. The state …
Benue Links Food Security to Peace
The Food Basket of the Nation has unveiled a five-year plan that treats hunger and insecurity as one problem. Benue's new strategy ties food production …