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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 …
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 …
Cashew Farmers Push Back on an Export Ban
Nigeria's cashew growers have rejected a proposed ban on exporting raw cashew nuts, warning it would slash incomes and put more than five million livelihoods …
Nigeria Undersells Its Palm Kernel Oil
Nigeria is Africa's biggest producer of palm kernel oil, a lauric-rich oil prized for soap, cosmetics and confectionery. Yet much of it leaves as cheap …
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 …
Nigeria's Egusi Falls Short of the Pot
Nigeria is the world's biggest grower of egusi, the melon seed at the heart of the nation's soups, yet it still cannot grow enough. Demand …
Nigeria Sits Out the Avocado Boom
The world is in the grip of an avocado boom, with exports quadrupling in 15 years and Kenya leading Africa's charge into lucrative markets. Nigeria …
Nigeria Grows Oranges, Imports the Juice
Nigeria is Africa's biggest citrus grower, producing millions of tonnes of oranges every year. Yet more than half rot on the way to market for …
Nigeria Grows Tea, Yet Drinks Imports
On the cool Mambilla Plateau, thousands of farmers grow the only tea made in Nigeria. Yet the country meets barely a tenth of its own …
Cassava's Next Act: Ethanol and Sweeteners
Nigeria grows more cassava than any country on earth, yet it imports the ethanol, sweeteners and industrial starch it could make from the crop. A …
Nigeria's Farm Exports Lean on Five Crops
Just five products, led by cocoa, generated about 90% of Nigeria's agricultural export earnings in early 2026. The concentration leaves the country's farm trade exposed …
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. …
Soursop's Health Boom Outpaces Its Farms
Soursop, the spiky green fruit prized for its tangy pulp and medicinal reputation, is in rising demand at home and abroad. Yet it is rarely …
Nigeria's Ugba Stays a Local Secret
Ugba, the fermented African oil bean prized in eastern Nigerian kitchens, is a cheap, protein-rich delicacy that anchors dishes like abacha. Yet it is still …
Nigeria Squeezes Little From Its Oranges
Nigeria is one of Africa's biggest orange growers, yet it still imports almost all the juice concentrate it drinks. Poor storage means much of the …
Agbalumo Rides a Diaspora Craze
Agbalumo, the tangy African star apple, is having a moment. Social media buzz and homesick shoppers abroad are driving demand for a seasonal fruit Nigeria …
West Africa's Cocoa Bloc Targets Raw Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon, which grow about two-thirds of the world's cocoa, have signed the Abuja Declaration to process more beans at home. …