FoodSecurity
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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 …
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 …
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 …
FEC Bets $900m on Food Value Chains
The Federal Executive Council has approved about $900 million in financing for agriculture, channelling money into rural training, agro-processing zones and value chains. Officials say …
A Virus Creeps Toward Nigeria's Cassava
Two devastating cassava viruses that can wipe out entire fields are edging toward Nigeria, the world's largest producer. Researchers and farmer groups are pushing cross-border …
Washington Eyes Nigeria's Livestock
The United States has opened a fresh push to deepen agricultural trade with Nigeria, sending a livestock expert to Abuja and pitching American technology and …
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 …
Nigeria Bets on Farm Tourism
Nigeria is blending farming with tourism to pull jobs, visitors and investment into rural areas. The government has unveiled a 40-hectare International Agritourism Village near …
Saudi Arabia Buys Control of Olam Agri
A Saudi sovereign wealth arm, SALIC, has taken an 80% controlling stake in Olam Agri for $1.88bn, gaining a major player in Nigeria's rice, wheat, …
Lagos Opens Another Food Hub in Agege
Lagos has commissioned a new agro-produce hub in Agege, the third in a growing network meant to shorten supply chains and steady food prices for …
Nigeria Backs Three Million Women Farmers
Nigeria's women's affairs ministry and the Bank of Agriculture have signed a deal to give three million women farmers affordable credit, tractors and market access …
Nigeria's Ugba Stays a Cottage Trade
Ugba, the fermented African oil bean relish that flavours abacha and nkwobi, feeds an estimated 15 million people and offers cheap plant protein. Yet it …
Agbalumo, a Superfruit Sold Cheap
Agbalumo, the sweet-sour dry-season fruit Nigerians call udara, packs more vitamin C than orange and guava. Yet it is picked largely from the wild and …