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Palm Grubs Take On the Protein Gap
Palm weevil larvae, a fatty, protein-rich grub long eaten in southern Nigeria, are being reconsidered as a serious answer to the country's protein shortage. As …
Guinea Fowl, Chicken's Neglected Rival
Nigeria keeps an estimated 50 million guinea fowl, a hardy, disease-tolerant bird with leaner, higher-protein meat than chicken. Yet almost all of it is raised …
Nigeria's Rabbit Meat Waits for Takers
Rabbit meat is cheap to produce, high in protein and low in fat, yet only a small slice of Nigerians raise or eat it. Experts …
Quails Lay a Quicker Naira
Small-scale Nigerian farmers are turning to quail, a tiny bird that eats little, resists disease and lays almost daily. With chicken feed costs punishing poultry …
Farming Climbs Lagos Rooftops
With farmland scarce and perishables spoiling on long journeys into the city, a small band of Lagos growers is farming upward, using hydroponics and vertical …
Nigeria Plants a Wall Against the Desert
Nigeria loses about 35,000 hectares of farmland to the advancing desert each year. Its answer is the Great Green Wall, a belt of trees and …
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 …
Farm Antibiotics Seep Into Nigeria's Food
Experts warn that the unregulated use of antibiotics on Nigeria's poultry, fish and livestock farms is leaving drug residues in meat, eggs and milk and …
Nigeria and the Dutch Target a Vegetable Gap
Nigeria cannot grow enough vegetables to meet its own demand, and the Netherlands is stepping in with seeds, greenhouse know-how and investors. From a Lagos …
Armyworm Ravages Northern Farms
An armyworm invasion has torn through farms in the north, destroying about 790 hectares in one Jigawa area and wiping out most of some farmers' …
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 …
The South East Bets Capital on Farm Startups
A regional commission is putting money behind young agribusinesses. The South East Development Commission has backed 25 startups under a $50 million venture capital programme, …
Nigeria Pushes to Fortify Every Staple
Nigeria is stepping up a drive to add vitamins and minerals to the foods people already buy. Officials and industry are targeting up to 100% …
Nigeria's Palm Wine Skips the Bottle
Palm wine sells briskly across southern Nigeria, yet it still moves by keg and roadside gourd, spoiling within hours. With demand far above supply and …
Nigeria Keeps the Cashew Nut, Dumps the Fruit
Nigeria is a top cashew producer, but it ships the nuts abroad raw and throws away the fruit they hang from. Up to 95% of …
India Wants the Pigeon Pea Nigeria Ignores
Pigeon pea is a hardy, protein-rich legume that thrives on poor soil and feeds families through the lean season. India craves it as dhal, yet …
Nigeria Snacks on Agbalumo, Skips the Profit
Every dry season, agbalumo floods Nigerian markets, gets sucked sweet and spat out, then vanishes by April. The African star apple is rich in vitamins …
Soursop's Buzz Outpaces Its Farms
Health-conscious Nigerians are chasing soursop for its vitamins and folk medicine claims, driving prices up and stripping the fruit from markets. Yet almost no one …
Lagos Vegetables Await A Price Line
Leafy vegetables are absent from the FoodPrices Lagos survey for the week of 14 August 2026. This explainer covers what Lagos farmers and traders told …
Pepper Carries No Lagos Figure Yet
Pepper is absent from the FoodPrices product catalogue, so the Lagos survey returned no figure for it in the week of 14 August 2026. This …