Nigeria must significantly increase investment in agricultural research, plant breeding and scientific innovation to improve productivity and strengthen national food security, according to Prof. Victor Adetimirin, president of the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA). Speaking in Abuja ahead of the NPBA’s 2026 Annual Conference, Adetimirin said Nigeria faces growing pressure to feed its expanding population ...

Former Nigerian President and African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Goodwill Ambassador, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called on African leaders to move beyond agricultural declarations and commitments and focus on delivering measurable results that improve productivity, strengthen food security, create jobs and drive economic prosperity. Jonathan made the remarks at the AATF Investors Forum in Kigali, ...

Nigeria and Thailand have strengthened bilateral cooperation with new agreements covering agriculture, cooperatives and innovation, as part of efforts to implement the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme (RH-CRRP) 2030. The agreements were signed in Lagos during a high-level engagement themed Building Sustainable Partnerships: Connecting Youth, Innovation and Business between Thailand and Nigeria. Speaking ...

By Iro Oliver Stanley Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has pledged continued support for agriculture as his administration seeks to strengthen food security, boost economic growth and encourage more residents to return to farming. Governor Otti made the commitment on Sunday, August 30, 2026, during the 2026 IriJi (New Yam) Festival of Eze Nto ...

Nigeria is stepping up efforts to achieve rice self-sufficiency through deeper cooperation with the AfricaRice Center, as the country seeks to reduce food imports and strengthen its agricultural resilience. Nigeria’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Nwaobiala Ezenwa Chukwuemeka, recently visited the AfricaRice research station at M’Bé in Côte d’Ivoire, where discussions focused on expanding scientific and ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a practical tool for Africa’s young people, offering new ways to improve agricultural productivity, strengthen food systems and create opportunities across the continent’s growing agri-food economy. For a continent facing rising food demand, climate pressures and a significant youth employment challenge, AI and data-driven technologies could play an increasingly important ...

Africa’s agricultural sector must accelerate efforts to become more resilient to global supply disruptions, rising input costs and climate-related shocks, as recent instability in international trade has exposed the continent’s continued dependence on external agricultural inputs. The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has already created significant consequences for farmers across Africa, with ...

Nigeria has resumed onion exports to Ghana after the National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) lifted its suspension on cross-border shipments, reopening an important agricultural trade route between the two West African markets. The decision, announced on August 19, follows consultations involving the trade ministries of Nigeria and Ghana, diplomatic authorities, ...

Africa’s growing appetite for milk and dairy products is widening the gap between domestic production and consumption, leaving major markets such as Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal and Zimbabwe increasingly exposed to imports, global price volatility and high production costs. The 2025 African Agriculture Barometer on the dairy value chain, produced by FARM Foundation, Afdi and the ...

Nigeria has an opportunity to transform its livestock sector from a largely subsistence activity into a modern, productive and commercially competitive industry. President Bola Tinubu said at the 9th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture in Abuja that the country aims to more than double the livestock sector’s estimated $32 billion annual contribution to the ...