Agriculture

7 States With the Cheapest Lands in Nigeria

Where are the cheapest lands in Nigeria located? That’s a question you’ll ask if you want to invest in real estate at the lowest possible cost. It shouldn’t be the only thing you consider. The long term value of the

Nigeria is the World’s Biggest Producer of Yams

As one of Nigeria’s staple crops, yam features prominently in the local cuisine. Its tubers are sliced up and boiled, roasted, and fried— or pounded –and served along with a vast array of sauces. It is even an important part

5 Best Investment Options In Nigeria For 2021

  What are the best investment options in Nigeria this year? You’re probably asking this question if you are looking for ways to grow your wealth in 2021. You know the candidates often tossed up by investment advisors. But you’re

Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers In The Fight Against Locusts

  Kuzi is a free early warning tool, delivered by SMS, that helps farmers across Africa to predict and control locust attacks. Kuzi uses satellite data, soil sensor data, ground meteorological observation, and machine learning to predict the breeding, occurrence,

Nourishing Africa Entrepreneur Support Program

Nourishing Africa has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) to launch the Entrepreneurs Support Program. Read more about Agriculture This program is designed to support MSMEs across Nigerian agriculture and food landscapes to rebuild and

Did You Know? Nigeria is the Second Largest Producer Of Okra in the World

Okra (okro) is a big part of traditional cuisine in many parts of Nigeria. The vegetable features in dishes consumed by people in locations as far apart as Lagos and Kano. Many recognize its value in the slimy characteristic it

Stanbic IBTC AgriBusiness Solutions

  Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC supports Agribusiness because this is equivalent to food sustainability. We support both the farmers and the business side of agriculture. Read more about Food It cannot be over-emphasized that investing in the agricultural sector is

Did You Know? Nigeria is Africa’s Second Largest Producer of Onions

Onions feature in a wide variety of meals consumed in Nigeria. They are present in stews and soups, grilled meat preparations, and even in snacks. Without them, much of our culinary delights would lack their characteristic taste. Read more about

App Of The Week: Thrive Agric

  Thrive Agric is an investment platform that supports farmers by helping them commercialise their ventures and enables investors to support farmers by channelling their resources in the right platform. Thrive Agric provides support for agricultural ventures by enabling people

Osun State and the O-REAP Initiative

Osun State was carved out of Oyo in 1991. The state covers a vast land mass of 15,875 square kilometers. Osogbo is the state’s capital. There are thirty local government areas in the state. These local government areas are spread

Nigeria’s Top Agricultural Exports for the Third Quarter of 2019

The National Bureau of Statistics has published its report on foreign trade for the third quarter of 2019. The document, downloadable from its website, also reveals the top agricultural exports from Nigeria within the period, as well as the revenues

Agritech Focus: All About EZ Farming

Nigeria’s agriculture space needs all the innovative solutions it can get. Demand for the products it puts out continues to increase, but the industry’s value chains remain largely underdeveloped and inefficient. Agritech startups are helping various portions of the agric

Agritech Focus: All About Farmcrowdy

Farmcrowdy is Nigeria’s first digital agricultural platform, and a pioneer startup in the country’s growing agritech space. They exist to join two ends of the agro-funding spectrum: farmers who need to finance their field operations, and individuals willing to sponsor

Agritech Focus: All about Verdant Agritech

Verdant Agritech aims to become Nigeria’s biggest reservoir of useful agricultural data. It also wants to connect the country’s farmers, input providers, extension officers, NGOs, and financial institutions to create one large value-multiplying ecosystem. It’s a project ambitious enough to

Agritech Focus: All about Releaf

Business transactions thrive on trust. When trust is absent, the buyer-seller relationship either collapses or it never happens in the first place. Interactions along Nigeria’s agro-business value chain suffer the same trust issues that bedevil a lot of commercial relationships

Agritech Focus: All About Farm Cafe

For many of us, farms are the last front on which we’re able to have prolonged contact with nature; even if it’s only a remodeled version of nature, fashioned to fill our bellies and clothe our bodies. It has been

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