• Osinbajo laments post-harvest losses
• Says transforming Africa’s food system a public private affair
Low, fixed-income earners and unemployed Nigerians are in for trouble as living under the burden of higher food prices has become unbearable, as a result of grossly inadequate food supply.
This follows years of neglect of the agro-industrial sectors and disrupted farming activities caused by insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and herder/farmer clashes, as well as climate change, which also hampers productivity of farmers. This is compounded by COVID-19 interruptions in farming activities and gradual erosion of most farmers’ capital amid natural disasters of floods and droughts.
Abuja farmers lament impact of insecurity, herders attacks
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600 potato farmers in Niger to benefit from potato value chain development programme
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Potato Value Chain: Farmers sign agreement to boost production
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