Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
Ugba: Loved, Fermented, Unregulated
Ugba, the fermented African oil bean eaten by millions in eastern Nigeria, is a cheap, protein-rich delicacy and a growing diaspora export. Yet it is …
Nigeria's Butter Pear Waits for Value
Ube, the buttery African pear roasted with corn on Nigerian streets, is in season now and in high demand at home and abroad. But its …
Soursop's Big Demand, Small Harvest
Soursop is one of the most sought-after fruits in Nigeria, prized for its reputed health benefits and used in juices and desserts. Yet it is …
Nigeria's Fio-Fio Finds Favour in India
Pigeon pea, the cheap protein known as fio-fio in eastern Nigeria, is quietly becoming an export earner. Nigeria's shipments jumped nearly 886% in five years, …
A $12bn Food Merger Reshapes West Africa
Two agribusiness heavyweights, Singapore's Wilmar and Nigeria's TGI Group, are merging their Nigerian and Beninese food operations into a 50:50 venture addressing a market worth …
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 …
A Gates-Funded Push for Climate-Smart Farms
Nigeria and IFAD have launched CSAPR, a Gates Foundation-funded project that weaves weather data and climate insurance into agribusiness. Running to 2028, it has already …
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 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 …
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 …
Nigeria Replants Its Cotton Dream
Nigeria once ran a thriving cotton-to-textile chain that employed a million people. After output collapsed and mills shut, the government is drafting a fresh policy …