Nigeria’s renewed focus on reviving its coffee industry is expected to diversify the country’s export base, create jobs and increase foreign exchange earnings, according to the leadership of the Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa. Speaking ahead of the Cocoa & Coffee Fiesta–Lagos scheduled for October 7–8, 2026, COCEFAAA Global President, Adeola Adegoke, ...

Nigeria’s coffee industry stands at a crossroads. While global demand for coffee continues to rise and African producers such as Ethiopia and Uganda enjoy record export earnings, Nigeria’s coffee sector remains largely dormant, constrained by decades of underinvestment, weak policy support, aging plantations, and limited market access. Industry stakeholders now believe the country has an ...