🇳🇬 Nigeria
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Nigeria.
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Investing
AgroEknor closes new funding round to expand hibiscus market
Acumen, a global impact investor building markets to solve poverty, has announced investment in AgroEknor, a Nigerian agribusiness operating end-to-end…
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News
Nigeria to launch nationwide clove farming campaign
Nigeria plans to launch its first nationwide commercial clove cultivation campaign during the 2026 rainy season, which typically begins in…
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Crops
Nigeria plans to integrate 14 million small farmers into the cassava bioethanol value chain
Nigeria has begun rolling out measures to integrate around 14 million small-scale farmers into the cassava-based bioethanol value chain, as…
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News
West African countries committed to boosting women’s empowerment in agrifood systems
Women are at the beating heart of agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa. They lead through innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience, but…
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News
Nigeria launches Sugarcane Outgrowers Programme to boost local sugar production
Nigeria’s National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has launched the Sugarcane Outgrowers Development Programme (SODP). The initiative aims to boost local…
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News
EU grants US$220 million to support Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy sectors
The European Union has approved a €190 million (US$219.5 million) credit line to boost agricultural lending in Nigeria, focusing on…
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Markets
Nigeria’s 2025/26 grain imports projected at 10.1M tons, up 10%
Nigeria’s grain imports are projected to reach nearly 10.1 million tons during the 2025/2026 marketing year, marking a 9.78% increase…
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News
Olam Agri and AGRA sign MoU to strengthen food and feed value chains in Africa
Olam Agri, a leading global agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, and AGRA, Africa’s leading partnership-driven institution for agricultural transformation,…
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