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Senate Orders Flood Probe, Compensation for Farmers
The Senate has directed the agriculture ministry to assess flood damage to farmland, crops and livestock and to give emergency grants to farmers who lost …
Climate Losses Hit 50% for Some Farmers
Some Nigerian rice farmers lost up to half of their expected harvest this year to flooding and dry spells, agribusiness operators say. Erratic rain, heat …
Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kill 15 Farmers in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 15 farmers and firewood gatherers in Marte, Borno State, as they tended crops, police said, with three people still missing. …
250,000 Tractors Planned for Nigerian Farms
Nigeria has seven tractors for every 100 square kilometres of farmland, against a global benchmark of 195, and about 90% of its farming is still …
Tinubu Vows Cheaper Food at 66
President Tinubu used his Independence Day speech to promise a lower cost of living by cutting what it costs to grow and move food. He …
Growing Rice Now Costs ₦2.3m a Hectare
It now costs ₦2.2 million to ₦2.3 million to grow one hectare of rice in Nigeria, and fertiliser makes up about 35% of that, a …
₦80m Tractors Push Farmers Toward Clusters
A modern tractor now costs about ₦80 million, far beyond any individual Nigerian farmer, stakeholders told a Lagos Chamber of Commerce symposium. Their answer is …
₦61bn in Credit, 100,000 Farmers Later
A long-running agricultural finance project has channelled ₦61 billion in credit to more than 100,000 farmers across 10 states over eight years, and left behind …
A ₦200bn Floor Under Nigeria's Grain
Nigeria has launched a ₦200 billion Guaranteed Minimum Price programme to shield grain farmers from price crashes. Run through the Bank of Agriculture, it guarantees …
One Naira of Cover, Two of Credit
A small guarantee is unlocking outsized bank lending to Nigerian farms. In the first half of 2026, every ₦1 of NIRSAL guarantee capital was tied …
Benue Signs a $250m Food City Deal
Benue has signed a $250 million agreement to build a 30,000-hectare National Food City Complex meant to turn the Food Basket of the Nation into …
Bambara Nut, the Legume Nigeria Overlooks
Nigeria is Africa's biggest grower of bambara groundnut, a hardy, protein-rich legume often called a complete food. Yet the crop is neglected, held back by …
Ewedu Grows Into a Cash Crop
The leafy green behind Nigeria's ewedu soup is fast becoming one of the country's most profitable small crops. It matures in weeks, sells year-round, and …
A Seed Fix for Nigeria's Rice
Nigeria's rice farmers lose up to half their potential yield to poor seed. A new Community Rice Seed Production Project, led by the NCRI Badeggi …
Nigeria Flies In Its Christmas Turkey
Turkey is a festive-table favourite in Nigeria, but most of it arrives frozen from Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa. With local poultry meeting only …
Oyo Trains Farmers for a Hotter Climate
Oyo State has begun training 880 farmers and extension officers in climate-smart agriculture, aiming to lift food output and cut post-harvest losses as erratic weather, …
Nigeria Rolls Out Community Food Banks
Nigeria has begun opening community food banks nationwide, with the South-West rollout launched in Ogun. The scheme feeds vulnerable children, pregnant women and nursing mothers, …
Farmers Shrink Their Fields as Inputs Bite
The cost of fertiliser, seeds and agrochemicals has climbed so high that farmers around Abuja are cutting the size of their farms and buying inputs …
Swine Fever Empties Plateau's Pig Pens
An outbreak of African Swine Fever has torn through Plateau State, killing thousands of pigs, shutting hundreds of farms and crashing pork prices to below …
Nigeria Grows the World's Kola, Sells Little
Nigeria grows more kola nut than any other country and chews most of it at home, but sells almost none abroad. While it dominates production, …