In 2023, agriculture contributed 25% of the Nigerian $375b GDP. This is a sum of $93.7b. In the same year, ₦228.4b of the nation’s ₦221.83trn budget went to agriculture. It represents 1.05%. This is equivalent of $523.4m factoring in $435.75 FX rate benchmark of the 2023 budget. Hence, in the period of foucus the agriculture […]
I had seen the briefing by the minister of agriculture on the 150-day import window and other measures but kept mute. Several people asked about my thoughts of it, so I decided to give my opinion. The government opting for food imports with waivers shows it is abreast with what it must do to drive […]
Note: This article was (first) published in 2022, on LinkedIn The whole catfish sector is in distress from inflation and there is bound to be serious effects. Farmers recently reached a consensus to sell catfish for ₦2,000/kg irrespective of grow-out size as they cannot keep up with a rising production cost, feed in particular. Price […]
Note: This article was first published on LinkedIn, in Sept 2021. With the worsened food inflation, virtually all protein sources are now costly and not readily accessible. We do not see the full implication of this. It’s a scary one. And the end result might just be a useful one to some people, suggesting the […]
IMPORTANT NOTICE I have made a video on DIY bottle irrigation. Here is a link to the video. You should watch it alongside this article as it helps to understand more about the innovation. The video and this article complement each other, but they do have some insight(s) peculiar to each of them. So, I […]
All these indicators then point to the fact that the fisheries sector, one which consistently forms 3-5% of the total contribution of the agriculture sector (between 20-40%) to the national GDP and with an expanding industrial base of a growing economy demanding more of fish by-products, where average GDP per capita reaches $4,000 pushing purchasing […]
“…taking the decision to raise local rice production was necessary and a beneficial one today, because how could we have survived/survive in a time of escalating supply chain disruption and rice price…But raising supply alone and pursuing such expecting normalisation of rice price and availability without remedying other influencing factors is like pouring water down […]
The leafy green Amaranthus hybridus (known as ẹfọ tẹtẹ, Nigerian spinach) is one vegetable I really think the potential needs to be improved; and I strongly believe this can be done, with the plant’s special attributes. A cheap nature and an unusually high, wide-range nutrient profile enables the green form good source of nutritious food […]
Note: This article was first published on LinkedIn on February 4, 2020. If we have been following the population dynamics trend in the world in recent times, then, we would see the need to rethink how we practice agriculture, to sustainably feed the regions that would harbour most of Nigeria’s future population. It is that […]
I have been following the tomato scarcity and price hike issue in the nation and deemed it important to weigh in based on what I know and also as a media person to inform the audience, being baffled with the incomplete information given and measures pursued and wanting to clarify issues directing focus to what […]
In early february this year, on “World’s Pulses Day”, I joined Vestance (an agribusiness intelligence firm) on an X (Twitter) space to discuss how Nigeria can extract more value from its pulses. Prior to this event I had always wanted to inform people on how super a crop group pulses are to sustainably reaching an […]
Note: This article was first published on LinkedIn, in Sept 2021. Changes in economic parameters are often cracks that lead to goldmine. But the thing is, they most time appear as faultline, problem, failure, incongruity and it takes a discerning mind to see opportunity lurking. Even, the opportunity often requires innovative thinking to yield. 63% […]
Coco peat as nursing medium could just be a game changer in getting seeds (that must start at the nursery) to germinate faster. Getting seeds to germinate faster is important to reaching an early harvest. Also, if you can germinate seeds faster within in a specified period, then you can rapidly germinate seeds uniformly. The […]
Weather vagaries, attack by pests and diseases are one of the most destructive hinderance to cucumber production. Growing resistant varieties will get you half-way through. 2. Plant varieties with more female flowers and that are prolific. The end goal of growing cucumber is for fruits. The more the number of fruits the better. It’s female […]
