We believe this Quarterly will provide practical next steps for key stakeholders to implement, but will spur greater conversations on how Africa’s food sector, and those that […]
Building Resilient Agribusinesses in Africa
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Talent in Agriculture
We believe this Quarterly will inspire stakeholders and decision makers in Nigeria’s agriculture sector to develop and adopt creative and innovative training, education, and capacity-building systems to […]
Food and Cities
The United Nations projects that the global population will reach 9.8 billion people by 2050. The growing global population, coupled with increasing rural-urban migration, could add about […]
Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa
Of the ten countries considered most threatened by climate change globally, seven are in Africa. Given the recent devastations from flooding, droughts, desertification, and conflicts across the […]
The Nigerian Dairy Sector
Nigeria has the 4th largest cattle population in Africa, estimated at 20 million cattle, including 2.35 million cows used for dairy production. There is also evidence of […]
Agricultural Technology
Technology has played a key role in driving major agricultural advancements in the West and in Asia over the last century. The Netherlands, for example, ranks as […]
Youth in Agriculture
Africa prides herself as having one of the highest concentration of young people. By 2030, it is projected that the number of youth in Africa would have […]
Nigeria’s Mechanization Landscape
In Nigeria, the consumption of soybean has increased over the years driven by the poultry, fishery and edible oil industries. Between 2 According to the Food and […]
Soybean: On Becoming a Highly Coveted Crop
In Nigeria, the consumption of soybean has increased over the years driven by the poultry, fishery and edible oil industries. Between 2012 and 2020, the Federal Ministry […]
The Tomato Value Chain in Nigeria
Tomato is widely cultivated across Nigeria. Smallholder farmers planting on between 0.5 and 4 hectares of land account for 90% of production, with the balance contributed by […]