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Balancing GMO Innovation, Food Security, and Smallholder Sustainability: A Policy Brief

on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria

The discourse on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria has reached a critical turning point, recently reignited by high-profile public commentary from popular health influencer, Aproko Doctor, and amplified by ... View Post

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From Breadbasket to Battleground in Nigeria’s Middle Belt: Implications for Food Security

on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Lagos,Nigeria

Once the nation’s agricultural heartland, Nigeria’s Middle Belt supplied vast quantities of yams, maize, rice, and soybeans to markets nationwide. Today, that breadbasket is becoming a battleground. Across Benue, Plateau, ... View Post

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Choked Corridors: How Insecurity in Nigeria’s Food Belt Is Crippling Trade and Escalating Urban Hunger

on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria

If you have been to any major market in Nigeria lately, from Mile 12 in Lagos to Wuse in Abuja, you would have likely noticed something unsettling. Tomatoes now feel ... View Post

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National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022–2027

on July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Background and Context Policy Overview The National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022–2027 stands as Nigeria’s strategic blueprint for agricultural revitalization, officially launched on 26 August 2022, by the ... View Post

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Burning Realities: The Impact Climate Change on Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria

on July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of the 21st century, with profound social, economic, and environmental implications. For countries like Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and ... View Post

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Produce for Lagos: A Subnational Strategy for Food Security and Regional Agricultural Integration

on July 27, 2025July 29, 2025 Benin City, Nigeria

Executive Summary In July 2025, the Lagos State Government unveiled the ₦500 billion “Produce for Lagos” Offtake Guarantee Programme, a bold, multi-state initiative aimed at securing the state’s food needs through ... View Post

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The African Development Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria

on July 24, 2025August 8, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Background and Context Policy Overview The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Initiative stands as a cornerstone of the African Development Bank’s ambitious Feed Africa Strategy (2016–2025). Its fundamental premise is ... View Post

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Growing a Greener Tomorrow: Unlocking Nigeria’s Organic Agriculture Potential

on July 19, 2025August 8, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

As the urgency to combat climate change, food insecurity, and public health crises grows, organic agriculture has emerged as a beacon of hope. In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation—organic farming ... View Post

regional food insecurity showing rice production

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Understanding West Africa’s Food Security Crisis and Its Impact on Nigeria

on July 19, 2025August 8, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria

Food security, as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 2022), exists when all people have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Yet, in ... View Post

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From Seed to Sale : The Power of End-to-End Agritech Solutions

on July 19, 2025August 8, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Let’s be honest: farming in Nigeria today is not for the faint-hearted. Between land access constraints, inconsistent yields, rising input costs, financing gaps, erratic weather, devastating post-harvest losses, and market ... View Post

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Unlocking Nigeria’s Youth Potential Through Land Reforms: An Urgent Imperative

on July 19, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Across the vibrant sprawl of Nigeria, a silent demographic revolution is underway. With a population projected to reach an astounding 400 million by 2050, and over 60% of its citizens ... View Post

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Rainfall Anomalies in West and Central Africa: Navigating a Season of Extremes

on July 16, 2025July 19, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria

As West and Central Africa progresses through the heart of its rainy season, an unsettling trend is emerging—marked by irregular rainfall distribution, flash floods in the Sahel, and worrying dry ... View Post

A Nigerian woman stands alone in a deserted farmland holding a hoe, surrounded by dry grass and a looming sky, symbolizing fear and abandonment in agriculture.

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Seeds of Fear and Harvest of Hunger: How Insecurity Is Fueling Food Crisis in Nigeria

on July 14, 2025July 19, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

In Nigeria, a country endowed with vast arable land and a vibrant, resilient population, the specter of food insecurity looms larger than ever. Picture a farmer tending to ancestral fields, ... View Post

Irrigated farmland in rural Africa showing lush green crops with water channels flowing between rows, illustrating climate-resilient agriculture and improved productivity.

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Unlocking Agricultural Transformation through Rural Infrastructure

on July 14, 2025August 8, 2025 Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

Agriculture is not only the backbone of most African economies but also a critical entry point for structural transformation and inclusive industrialization. However, persistent underinvestment in rural infrastructure has undermined ... View Post

A Nigerian farmer digging a drainage ditch through a flooded cassava field during the rainy season, surrounded by green plants and muddy water under overcast skies.

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Rainy Season Readiness: Managing Water for Optimal Crop Growth

on July 14, 2025August 8, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria's rainy season, typically spanning from April to October, ushers in a period of abundant rainfall, vital for the nation's predominantly rain-fed agriculture. However, this blessing often comes with a ... View Post

“Drone irrigating a crop field, showcasing modern agricultural technology and precision farming in agriculture

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Agricultural Technology Adoption in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities

on July 11, 2025July 29, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria

With the advent of technology, life has dramatically transformed for the better. Tasks that once required immense effort have become far easier and more efficient. This evolution is evident across ... View Post

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Kwara’s Food Security Paradox: Agricultural Gains Amid Rising Household Hunger

on July 11, 2025July 29, 2025 Ilorin, Nigeria

Kwara State, located in North Central Nigeria, has made commendable strides in agricultural development, yet continues to face significant challenges in achieving full food security. Recent developments, particularly from 2019 ... View Post

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Welcome to Food Security Insights: Bridging Evidence, Voice, and Action

on July 11, 2025July 29, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria

The right to food is not a privilege. It is a human right. Yet across Nigeria, millions of people continue to live in the shadows of hunger, malnutrition, and food ... View Post