Nutrition
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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 …
Nigeria Rewrites the Rules for Public Food Buying
Nigeria has launched national guidelines for how government buys food, steering public spending toward healthier, safer and locally produced meals. The rules cover food procured …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A Cheap Protein Nigeria Barely Raises
Rabbit meat is lean, cheap to produce and multiplies fast, and experts call it a ready answer to Nigeria's protein shortage. Yet only a tiny …
Nigeria's Buttery Pear Waits for Buyers
Ube, the purple African pear roasted alongside corn on Nigerian streets, is nutritious, prized by the diaspora and traded as far as London and Brussels. …
Nigeria Undersells Its Baobab Superfood
Baobab, the tart fruit Nigerians know as kuka, is booming as a global superfood in a market worth billions. Nigeria is among the leading African …
The Sweet Potato Nigeria Barely Processes
Nigeria is Africa's biggest sweet potato grower and the second largest in the world, yet almost all of it is eaten boiled or fried. Little …
Nigeria's Nutri-Cereal Waits Its Turn
Millet survives drought, needs little water and packs more nutrition than rice or wheat, making it a natural fit for a hotter, drier Nigeria. Yet …
Cocoyam, Nigeria's Neglected Giant
Nigeria grows more cocoyam than any country on earth, about 5.5 million tonnes a year, nearly half of world output. Yet the nutritious root crop …
Nigeria Overlooks a Drought-Proof Bean
The bambara nut, the legume behind Igbo okpa, thrives on poor soil with little rain and packs protein and minerals. As climate change tests Nigeria's …
Crops Bred to Beat Hidden Hunger
Millions of Nigerian children lack enough vitamin A, iron and zinc even when their plates look full. A long-running push to breed everyday staples like …