Policy
Government regulations, subsidies, and food policy
A Data Pact to Sharpen Farm Spending
Nigeria's farm-financing fund and its statistics bureau have signed a deal to pool and harmonise agricultural data, aiming to steer investment and policy with credible …
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 Plans to Build Its Own Tractors
Nigeria has unveiled a national mechanisation policy and investment strategy, with plans for a mega tractor assembly plant that could build up to 4,000 tractors …
Imported Rice (Long Grain, 25kg Bag) Falls 3.8% in Lagos After July Tariff Cut
A 25kg bag of Imported Rice (Long Grain) recorded a mean price decline of 3.8% in this week's Ministry market survey, three weeks after Nigeria …
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 …
Nigeria's Duty-Free Clock Ticks Down
Nigeria has until the end of 2026 to make the most of duty-free access to the United States. Washington renewed the AGOA trade programme for …
Nigeria's Duty-Free Clock Ticks Down
Nigeria has until the end of 2026 to make the most of duty-free access to the United States. Washington renewed the AGOA trade programme for …
China Reopens Its Door to Canola
China has slashed tariffs that had shut Canadian canola out of its market, restoring access for roughly $4 billion of annual seed exports. The reset …
Senate Advances Three Food Security Bills: National Food Reserve Agency, Rice Council Board, and Mandatory Cassava Inclusion in Flour
The Senate has received committee reports on three agriculture bills aimed at cutting Nigeria's import dependence. The package includes a National Food Reserve Agency for …
NiMet Tells Abia Farmers Exactly When to Plant in 2026 — And What It Means for South-East Food Prices
Abia State has released Nigeria's first state-level NiMet planting calendar for 2026: yam and maize from late March, rice from May. Above-normal rainfall and an …
Nigeria's Ginger Industry Is Collapsing. A Bag That Cost ₦50,000 Now Sells for ₦300,000 — and Farmers Are Still Leavin
A fungal blight wiped out over 90% of Kaduna's ginger harvests in 2023, costing farmers ₦12 billion. Two years on, ginger prices have jumped sixfold, …
EXCLUSIVE: AfDB's $200M Agricultural Loan Could Slash Nigeria's ₦4.7 Billion Food Import Bill 60% — Rice Prices at ₦75,000 per 50kg Face 20% Drop Pressure
The African Development Bank's $200 million loan for Nigeria's agricultural transformation targets quintupling wheat production and boosting rice output 20% by 2030, directly challenging current …
Livestock Ministry, World Bank, and AfDB Partner for Climate Action in Nigeria's Animal Agriculture Sector
Nigeria's Ministry of Livestock Development has partnered with the World Bank and African Development Bank to pursue climate-smart interventions across the country's livestock sector, targeting …
Federal Government Launches Bela Dam and Kaukau Drip Irrigation Projects in Kano and Jigawa States
The Federal Government has flagged off major water infrastructure projects across Kano and Jigawa states, including the Bela Dam and Kaukau Drip Irrigation system, targeting …
Federal Government Partners with NAICOM to Reform Agricultural Insurance and Strengthen Cooperative Systems
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has pledged to partner with Nigeria's National Insurance Commission on agricultural insurance reform and cooperative modernisation, calling the initiative essential …
World Bank Set to Approve $500 Million Agriculture Loan for Nigeria — Largest Single Agri-Investment in Country's History
The World Bank plans to approve a $500 million IDA loan for Nigeria's AGROW project by March 30, 2026, targeting smallholder productivity, value chain integration, …
AfDB Approves $200 Million Loan to Scale Up Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation
The African Development Bank has approved a $200 million loan for the second phase of Nigeria's National Agricultural Growth Scheme, targeting a fivefold increase in …
The US House Has Released an 800-Page Farm Bill. It Rewrites Trade Rules, Moves Food Aid to USDA, and Overrides State Food Laws.
The House Agriculture Committee released the 800-page Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. It transfers Food for Peace from USAID to USDA, overrides …
USDA to Buy $263 Million of Food from American Farmers. It’s the Biggest Butter Purchase in Five Years.
USDA will buy $263M in food from American producers — including $75M in butter, its first major purchase in five years — plus cheese, beans, …