By OBIOMA TORI Experts Call for Climate-Smart, All-Year Farming to Secure Food Supply AGRICULTURE experts have identified mechanisation, irrigation, climate-smart practices and post-harvest infrastructure as critical to Nigeria’s food security ambitions by 2026. They warned that without structural reforms across the agricultural value chain, increased production would not translate into stable food supply or improved […]
By OBIOMA TORI 2025: A Year of Contradictions in Nigerian Agriculture NIGERIA’S agricultural and food systems sector in 2025 unfolded as a study in contrasts. On one hand, the year recorded notable increases in yields of key staples such as rice, maize, yam, and cassava. Improved farming practices, favourable rainfall patterns, expanded dry-season farming, and […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE THE BUSINESS CASE FOR FARM MECHANISATION Agri-Tech Firm Expands Footprint in Nigeria’s Food Economy ORIGIN Tech Group has announced an expanded focus on agricultural mechanisation in Nigeria, describing modern farming tools as central to improving productivity, food security, and economic stability. At a Lagos press briefing, Executive […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS NIGERIA is targeting an estimated ₦160 billion in wheat output during the 2025/2026 dry season as part of renewed efforts to boost food sovereignty and cut reliance on imports. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during the launch of the subsidised agricultural […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS NIGERIA’S agricultural sector is under mounting strain as banditry, insurgency, and climate change converge to threaten food production and deepen hunger across the country. Experts warn that without urgent government intervention, the nation may face one of its worst food crises in 2026. The latest alert came from the United Nations World […]
By SANI BATURE FOR decades, Nestlé’s Cerelac has been a trusted household staple for Nigerian families—one of the first foods many parents place in their babies’ mouths. But a new investigation has ignited a storm of concern, revealing that babies in Nigeria and across Africa may be consuming far more added sugar than their counterparts […]
By OBI DAVIES A Turning Point—or a Warning Sign? NIGERIA’S inflation rate is finally slowing, propelled by sharply lower food prices and a stronger naira. After years of soaring living costs, the inflation rate dipped to 16.05% in October, inching closer to the government’s 15% target and offering relief to households long squeezed by high […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE FOR the first time in months, Nigerians from Anambra to Enugu and Ebonyi are walking into markets with a sense of relief. Prices of staples—rice, beans, garri, yam, vegetables—have dropped sharply, thanks largely to the harvest season. But behind the temporary ease lies a deeper concern: Can Nigeria sustain this price crash, […]
By OBIOMA TORI EXPERTS warn that Nigeria’s food security goals are at risk as limited access to credit continues to hinder agricultural growth. Despite producing most of the nation’s food, smallholder farmers face steep interest rates, high collateral demands, and short loan cycles that prevent them from expanding or modernising their farms. Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, […]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has signed the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) Establishment Bill 2022 into law. The Director-General of NABDA, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, announced this during a Sensitisation Workshop on Modern Biotechnology and Biosafety Regulation held in Abuja. According to Mustapha, the law, which has been officially gazetted, expands NABDA’s responsibilities and recognises it as […]