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Tomatoes Tumble 60% in Kano
A bumper harvest has crashed vegetable prices in Kano, with a small basket of tomatoes falling 60% from ₦10,000 to ₦4,000 in two weeks. Traders …
Anambra Opens a Root-Crop Flour Plant
Anambra has commissioned a new factory that turns cassava, yam and potato into organic flour for local shelves and export. Backers say the plant will …
Anambra Turns Its Tubers Into Export Flour
Anambra has commissioned a new factory that turns cassava, yam and potato into organic flour for local sale and export. The plant is part of …
Nigeria Grows Oranges, Imports the Juice
Nigeria produces millions of tonnes of oranges each year, yet buys most of the juice concentrate it drinks from abroad. With only one significant processing …
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 …
A Farm App Wins Fresh Capital
A Nigerian startup connecting tens of thousands of northern farmers to buyers through its Kasuwa app has raised $1.8 million, a bright spot in a …
Africa's Pawpaw Leader Lets It Rot
Nigeria is the largest pawpaw producer in Africa, yet much of the fruit spoils before it can be sold. Short shelf life, weak cold chains …
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's Watermelon Rots Before Market
Nigeria grows watermelon in abundance, but studies of its supply chain show most producers and traders lose up to 40% of the crop, some more …
Nigeria Looks to Asia to Save Its Harvest
Nigeria loses up to 40 million tonnes of food a year to spoilage, worth billions. Now it is courting China and India for the cold …
Nigeria's Bananas Rarely Leave Home
Nigeria is among the world's largest banana growers, producing millions of tonnes a year, yet it exports almost none and still imports to meet demand. …