Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
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 …
Groundnut Giant, Short on Oil
Nigeria is Africa's largest groundnut producer, home to the fabled Kano pyramids, yet it still struggles to meet its own demand for groundnut oil. Output …
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 Plots a Coffee Comeback
Once a colonial-era crop, Nigerian coffee is getting a national revival. A new 10-year plan spanning 14 producing states aims to replant aging farms and …
Zobo Blooms Into an Export Earner
The hibiscus flower behind Nigeria's popular zobo drink is becoming serious foreign-exchange business. Prized in herbal-tea markets abroad, it helped push non-oil exports to a …
Nigeria Eyes Flour in Its Plantains
Nigeria is a top global plantain grower, but a large share of the crop rots before it reaches market. A federal research push is promoting …
Six Clusters to Grow Nigeria's Catfish
Nigeria is the world's largest producer of African catfish, yet it still cannot meet its own fish demand. A cluster model backed by the FAO …
Nigeria Imports Its Honey, Eyes a Fix
Nigeria consumes about 380,000 tonnes of honey a year but produces only a fraction of it, leaning on imports to fill a vast gap. The …
Benue Turns Its Fruit Into Juice
President Tinubu has commissioned a fruit juice concentrate plant in Benue, a public-private venture meant to soak up the state's abundant fruit, cut the post-harvest …
Nigeria Bets on Ranches to End Grazing Wars
Nigeria is pushing to replace open grazing with modern ranches, hoping to lift livestock productivity and calm the farmer-herder clashes that disrupt food production. Kwara …
World Bank's $500m AGROW Programme Clears Design Phase as States Take Charge of 71 Per Cent of Spending
The Federal Government has accepted the final design report for AGROW, the $500 million World Bank agriculture programme, moving it into implementation. Vice President Kashim …
AGROW Clears Design Phase: Nigeria Moves $500 Million World Bank Farm Programme to Implementation With $355 Million Routed Through 32 States
Nigeria has closed the design phase of the $500 million World Bank-backed AGROW programme, with Vice President Kashim Shettima receiving the final technical report in …