Prime Agro

The Prime Agro category documents agriculture and food systems in Nigeria and the rest of Africa, touching on agro startups, agroeconomy, agro innovations, and policy frameworks.

A global food giant is transforming Nigerian dairy

Nigerian per capita milk consumption stands at 8.7 litres, barely sufficient for tea during the rainy season. According to government

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Why grazing reserves alone won’t solve Nigeria’s livestock conflicts

The Federal Government’s decision to embark on a phased grazing reserve development

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Can Nasarawa crack the Nigeria–Angola trade code?

Nigeria and Angola are working on 29 cooperation agreements and memoranda of

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Nigeria’s livestock industry has the numbers—but not the infrastructure

Nigeria's livestock sector has an impressive resource base which operates far below

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Safeguarding Nigeria’s onion supply after climate shocks

The provision of agro inputs to over 2,000 onion growers across Borno,

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As inflation bites, community groups step up social support

The recent Eid food palliative distribution by the Lafiaji Development Association (LDA)

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Export dreams take root in Adamawa’s farms

In recent years, Nigeria's agricultural export sector has experienced extraordinary growth. In the

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Nigeria’s agriculture needs real-time farmer data

For more than two dozen years, Nigeria’s agro policies were formulated based

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